Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.8% 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	97.3% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '23 at 14:20
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 49.4 2-Core 99.7 48% 74.9 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 226 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 236 15% 236 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 41.2 34% 42.7 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.8 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$99 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 353 401 387 424 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 435 Mixed 428 SusWrite 378 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 46.4 144% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 186 148% 210 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 402GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 173 175 176 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 129 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 172 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 43GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 117 120 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 115 Write 19.3 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 116 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 223GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 158 174 128 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 160 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 148 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.8% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.4 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 54%

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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 $176	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16