Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.9% 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	81.6% 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	26GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 26GB 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 26 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '23 at 19:43
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 60.5 2-Core 107 50% 80.5 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 230 26% 206 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 76 Parallax 68.6 58% 71.9 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 69.4 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 380 377 293 294 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 426 Write 180 Mixed 333 SusWrite 330 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 33 110% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 202 159% 220 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 341GB free Firmware: MS2OA7S0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 134 141 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 156 Write 152 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 139 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 177 174 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 111 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 175 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. GU512303EP0202 Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 26GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns

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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	876x
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 $76Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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