Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.2% 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	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 13:04
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 63.7 2-Core 109 54% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 325 32% 264 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 380X 90 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.9.3 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.2% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 46.9 Parallax 56.5 35% 48.8 fps	MRender 45.8 Gravity 43.7 Splatting 33 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 38%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3H01103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 342 329 407 364 373 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 299 Write 225 Mixed 247 SusWrite 356 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 16.8 88% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 114 112% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 865GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 121 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 105 Write 58.4 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 119 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PBA Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX HMT351U6EFR8C-PBA Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	65	49	60	21.5"	1280 720	PHLC0B1 Philips 226V4

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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	870x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	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