Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.6% 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	132% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '22 at 16:38
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 65.1 2-Core 125 58% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 353 34% 280 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 22,284 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 53.7 53% 59.6 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 53.4 47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 384 312 321 319 324 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,040 Write 925 Mixed 875 SusWrite 340 178% 795 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 51.7 170% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 445 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 388 285% 376 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 271%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 871GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 200 201 199 201 202 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 104 Write 152 Mixed 31 SusWrite 192 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 111%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 58GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 54 56 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 104 Write 26.8 Mixed 43 SusWrite 55.5 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,126 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 24 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 79%

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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	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
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: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16