Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 74.1 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 142 57% 96.3 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 422 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.1% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 60.6 31% 52.4 fps	MRender 59.4 Gravity 45.7 Splatting 42.4 39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 223 216 202 206 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 405 Write 272 Mixed 200 SusWrite 214 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 27 98% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 120 112% 175 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 91%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 150GB free Firmware: UF22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 137 129 131 144 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 437 Write 362 Mixed 156 SusWrite 161 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 10.5 60% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 18.9 34% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	7	60	22"	1280 720	HWP26A8 HP w2207

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,831 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	871x
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16