Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 58.8%, 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	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 01:15
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 63 2-Core 114 53% 85 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 337 34% 275 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 61.4 54% 64.1 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 61 Splatting 64.1 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 108 18539298 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 25194278169590 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2336 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 1215 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 46 3014683 (C2) HDA temperature 27 46 3014683 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18539298 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18539298 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18539298 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 25612 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13147 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13147 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15541	58.2% Above average	Read 455 Write 188 Mixed 168 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 13.7 76% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 54.1 64% 111 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 773GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 17609736 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3575 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 37500478 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8733 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2069 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 324 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 72 61 471072796 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 173 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 73335 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 64424509468 (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 -11940009079010 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17776017183 (F2) Unknown 100 253 174668259608	94.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 172 Mixed 172 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 195GB free Firmware: CR10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7552 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12564 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 33288 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4286 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 99113 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 74 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 28 (C2) HDA temperature 151 94 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 99113 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 291	46.1% Average	Read 63 Write 97.5 Mixed 75.1 59% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.41 102% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 1,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 9.7 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 59%

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

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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	864x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	436x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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