Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	47% Average	Memory 64.6 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 85.4 45% 70.8 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 189 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 127 8% 127 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 74.5 56% 84.1 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 66.5 56% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 75 59 64 60 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 46.2 Write 46 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 58.2 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 9.8 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 2R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	19%	27	184	58	60	24"	1920 1080	AOC0001 2460G4

History: Score 11: 1R 2G 0B | Score 15: 2R 1G 2B

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	873x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

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	121x

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	56x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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