Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


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 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.9% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '22 at 21:02
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 66.8 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 110 49% 79.7 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 266 29% 228 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Gigabyte(1458 2015) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Lighting 24.1 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 33.8 20% 29.3 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 24.7 Splatting 24.7 20% 25 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 338 Mixed 350 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 33.5 99% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 224 169% 226 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 791GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 202 203 205 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 134 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 202 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 24GB free Firmware: 05.04C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 41 43 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 54.2 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 41.9 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 51%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.3 6% 6.12 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-MR 2x4GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 15.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 65%

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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	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	648x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	120x

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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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