Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.3% 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	71.8% 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 (55%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 13:35
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 130 57% 93 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 422 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 107 56% 81.3 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 75.8 Splatting 51.2 51% 64.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 316 320 362 370 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 298 Write 336 Mixed 168 SusWrite 334 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 32.9 121% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 143 82% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 889GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 200 200 204 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 181 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 201 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 62%

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

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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