Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '21 at 09:28
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 75 2-Core 143 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 419 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 38.4 Parallax 41.2 24% 36.3 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 26.4 Splatting 25.8 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN5 512GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 417 314 238 246 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 391 Write 408 Mixed 344 SusWrite 308 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 35.1 122% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 250 187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 763GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 171 172 173 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 153 Mixed 110 SusWrite 171 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 26GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 46.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 32 25% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 40%
WD WD2004FBYZ-01YCBB0 2TB 1,248 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 170 171 171 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 201 Mixed 107 SusWrite 172 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 382% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 106%
Generic Flash-Disk 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 10GB free, PID 1320 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 12.3 Write 2 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 5.1 8% 6.72 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.8 189% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.2% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 18 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 14.9 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16