Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.1% 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	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (93%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 01:36
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	93%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 114 56% 88 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 386 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 38.2 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 27.8 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 57 75 35 61 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 359 Write 251 Mixed 214 SusWrite 65.6 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 26.7 75% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 200 146% 194 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 100%
G-tech ArmorATD 4TB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free Firmware: 2004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 29 28 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 27.1 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 27.1 20% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.8 205% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x8GB 1,361 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16