Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.7% 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	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

20 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '22 at 15:50
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 75.3 2-Core 146 59% 99.3 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 444 43% 356 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 20.7 18% 20.3 fps	MRender 24.9 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 16.8 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 228 229 220 240 234 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 282 Write 403 Mixed 249 SusWrite 230 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 11.1 68% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 162 104% 126 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 195GB free Firmware: 12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 73 73 72 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 51.9 Write 55.9 Mixed 47 SusWrite 72.8 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 69%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 135 136 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 104 SusWrite 134 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 86%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 52GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	5.21% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 5.2 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 7.8 10% 8.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.21% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991770 4x4GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 88 46% 88 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 54%

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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	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16