Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 151 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 470 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 45.6 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 31.6 Splatting 38.7 28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 40500056 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11655 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 113296252 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 33692 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1962 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 96 96 4 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 99 10 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 51 689897513 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 788 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20929 (C2) HDA temperature 41 49 68719476777 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 16525 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -74912819562878 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12354320638 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11035229069	86.5% Excellent	Read 128 Write 172 Mixed 133 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 1.02 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.06A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 198 192 3083 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1304 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26369 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1297 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 200 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1103 (C2) HDA temperature 106 98 44 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	87.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 156 Mixed 122 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 4.01 4K Mixed 0.38 159% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 113%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 399GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 52.1 Mixed 28.9 54% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.56 4K Mixed 0.15 26% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 66%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

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	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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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