Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '23 at 15:26
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 134 56% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 385 38% 310 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2057 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 115 Parallax 118 88% 114 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 106 Splatting 103 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 530GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 339 348 394 388 395 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 364 Mixed 260 SusWrite 350 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 41.9 132% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 208 169% 240 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 314GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 339 371 389 389 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 326 Write 187 Mixed 346 SusWrite 353 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 34.8 116% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 250 186% 247 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 184 183 184 183 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 140 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 182 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 4x8GB 991 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.2% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 11 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 61%

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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	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
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	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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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