Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '15 at 22:55
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 62 2-Core 119 56% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 266 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E182) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Lighting 28.3 Reflection 23.8 Parallax 26.8 23% 26.3 fps	MRender 22 Gravity 26.1 Splatting 30.2 22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ PETROL 256GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 8 0 8 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 819 (E8) Unknown 100 100 320 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100	34.6% Below average	Read 210 Write 184 Mixed 203 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 6.54 46% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 63 DQ Mixed 6.55 14% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 55%
OCZ PETROL 256GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 49GB free Firmware: 3.12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 7 0 7 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 604 (E8) Unknown 100 100 320 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100
Poor: 42% Great: 55%
OCZ PETROL 256GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 49GB free Firmware: 3.12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 7 0 7 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 660 (E8) Unknown 100 100 320 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100	61.2% Good	Read 522 Write 398 Mixed 491 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 7.65 51% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 45.9 DQ Mixed 7.39 12% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 55%
OCZ PETROL 256GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 49GB free Firmware: 3.12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 8 0 8 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 886 (E8) Unknown 100 100 320 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100
Poor: 42% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 8GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 48%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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	443x

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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