Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '23 at 15:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 64 2-Core 132 60% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 272 27% 220 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.36% Terrible	Lighting 1.7 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.2 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 1.3 1% 1.63 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.36% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 80 80 82 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 104 Write 91.7 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 77.3 21% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 7.8 25% 7.9 MB/s	DQ Read 98.2 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 79.4 65% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 73%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 238GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 153 156 157 147 176 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.1% Poor	Read 233 Write 161 Mixed 187 SusWrite 156 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 5.8 20% 6.4 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 764GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 49 49 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 81.1 Write 81.3 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 48.5 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 4.1 4.2 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1 Write 20.2 SusWrite 9.4 7% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 60%
G-DRIVE USB 4TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free, PID 8034 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 132 134 133 131 141 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 128 Write 138 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 131 157% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.3 160% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2x4GB 722 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 20.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 15.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 78%

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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%

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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	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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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