Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 15:33
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$125 106,454 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)	58.6% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 119 54% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 352 34% 281 Pts	64-Core 349 22% 349 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8,299 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Asus(1043 88A8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.1% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 97.2 Parallax 116 104% 114 fps	MRender 87.8 Gravity 101 Splatting 86.7 75% 91.9 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 342 393 411 415 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 466 Write 416 Mixed 370 SusWrite 359 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 36.8 119% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 232 176% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 111%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR500GB 500GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 54GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 297 45 83 37 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 462 Write 386 Mixed 361 SusWrite 128 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 20.9 90% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 0.7 47% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 92%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 645GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 74 75 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 77.9 Write 76.1 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 74.1 54% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3250824AS 250GB-$148 4,794 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 232GB free Firmware: 3.AAH SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 32 32 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 103 Write 14.2 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 31.9 32% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 37%
WD WD5000KS-00MNB0 500GB 1,097 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 258GB free Firmware: 08.02E08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 64 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 59.5 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 64.4 44% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	8%	12	211	56	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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