Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.2% 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	76.5% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '22 at 20:25
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 73.4 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 142 57% 96.1 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 418 41% 334 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 66 Parallax 60.6 52% 63.4 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 61.4 53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 839GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 379 157 100 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 455 Write 385 Mixed 344 SusWrite 200 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 30.3 117% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 169 145% 212 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. F3-12800CL9-4GBXL BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.2% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 52%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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	647x
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	55x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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