Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.6% 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	83% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '23 at 08:42
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	26%

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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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 61.7 2-Core 112 53% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 171 8-Core 230 26% 201 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 68 Parallax 62.1 53% 65.1 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 64.1 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKT1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 387 392 425 424 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 403 Write 403 Mixed 255 SusWrite 368 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 31 111% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 168 143% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 24GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 142 150 150 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 310 Write 209 Mixed 201 SusWrite 150 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 26.6 94% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 167 123% 160 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U7BFR8A-PB 4x4GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB 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	46.7% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 17.4 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 60%

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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	70	58	60	21.5"	1280 720	DELA098 DELL P2214H

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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	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16