Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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	14.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$125 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 63.9 2-Core 126 55% 89.5 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 351 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Nvidia(10DE 1381) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.3 Reflection 16.3 Parallax 16 14% 16.5 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 15.2 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$64 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 418 420 438 437 280 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 421 Mixed 410 SusWrite 391 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 47.1 150% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 222 176% 246 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 130%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 150GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 121 119 122 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 53.9 Write 59.7 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 120 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.1% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.2 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	877x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	442x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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