Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '24 at 02:47
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 110 54% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 239 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 5,763 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 6153) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 37.7 30% 37.3 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 0.2 16% 22.6 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.02C.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 83 123 63 71 137 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 147 Write 135 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 90.2 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 23 26 27 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G HMT351U6EFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 59%

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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	VIZ0098 E221-A1

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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	872x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	648x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	441x

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	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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