Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.6% 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)
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '17 at 02:29
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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 Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 98.6 49% 76.3 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 181 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% PwrHis(1787 200F) 2GB CLim: 938 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.4 Parallax 46.6 32% 43.9 fps	MRender 45 Gravity 35.3 Splatting 32.5 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 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 95 95 15717879 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 16 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 21775484206224 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1093 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 115 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 41 47247327260 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15717879 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15717879 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15717879 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24259 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17292 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17292 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17986
Poor: 58% Great: 86%
Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB-$290 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 729GB free Firmware: 0006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 132607528 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7043 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 59 55 60144187931 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6899 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 526 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 55 638582821 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7349 (C2) HDA temperature 37 45 60129542181 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 6 132607528 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.9% Average	Read 81.1 Write 79 Mixed 73.9 59% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 0.49 4K Mixed 0.38 79% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 388GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 166 6366 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5202 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 32092 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5229 (C2) HDA temperature 115 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.3% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 43.8 Mixed 70.6 49% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 0.43 4K Mixed 0.26 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 258GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 201180160 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15883 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 27825456 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13402 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 932 (B7) Unknown 55 55 45 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65538 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 60 453836827 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 293778 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 38654705691 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -21977347649088 (F1) Unknown 100 253 18552287780 (F2) Unknown 100 253 19480875803	68.4% Good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 112 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 0.26 4K Mixed 0.09 29% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 114%
ASMT 2115 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 634GB free, PID 5106 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 18.7 89% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM34GU48C16-999HB 2x4GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.8% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 12 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 8.9 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 60%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	85x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16