Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.1% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 07:14
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 49.8 2-Core 141 54% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 292 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1585 MHz, MLim: 1790 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 64.7 51% 67.4 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 60 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 329 Write 194 Mixed 270 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 3.1 24% 8.23 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 157 138% 205 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 68GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 111 65 68 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 394 Write 290 Mixed 292 SusWrite 106 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 25.6 104% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 167 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 87%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 157 66 51 60 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 393 Write 300 Mixed 290 SusWrite 109 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 26 106% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 167 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 87%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 48GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 117 119 199 170 134 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.3% Poor	Read 151 Write 85.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 159 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 9.6 39% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 15 DQ Write 16.1 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 523GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 176 179 177 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 98.7 Write 126 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 175 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 113%
Generic Compact Flash 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 17GB free, PID 1345 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 25.1 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 18.5 32% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 124% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 23%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.1 9.9 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 14.4 Mixed 12 SusWrite 11.7 20% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 118% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-198.A00LF 9905403-198.A00LF Adata DDR3 1600G Adata DDR3 1600G 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 48%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	877x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369