Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.8% 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	98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13 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	Jan 17 '22 at 02:03
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 141 60% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 410 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% PowerColor(148C 2379) CLim: 1390 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 89.1 56% 74 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 48.8 50% 62 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 404 407 417 414 417 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 426 Mixed 414 SusWrite 405 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 41.4 138% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 221 173% 240 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 123%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 508GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 133 134 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 132 Write 140 Mixed 104 SusWrite 135 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 0.6 12% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 23%

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 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.9% 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	869x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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 $79Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16