Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.1% 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)
Boot Drive	88.6% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	May 27 '22 at 18:12
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 122 59% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 346 34% 282 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 22FE) 2GB CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 16.4 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 22.1 13% 22.1 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 16 Splatting 25.3 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 362 376 396 414 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 347 Write 428 Mixed 299 SusWrite 383 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 39.7 126% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 142 138% 220 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 117%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 493GB free Firmware: T0317A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 365 363 254 9.9 9.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 461 Write 389 Mixed 336 SusWrite 225 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 28.3 110% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 50.7 79% 147 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 731GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 88 90 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 56 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 90.7 58% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 101%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 237GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 68 69 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 104 Write 51.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 69 54% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 937GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 34.2 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 36.2 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1600 CL9 Series KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 53%

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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	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 i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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