Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.3% 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)
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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 132 58% 94 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 385 38% 312 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 36.1 Parallax 29.7 33% 35.6 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.6 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 372 Write 275 Mixed 272 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 12.8 74% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.6 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 16 24% 42 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 210GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 102 103 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 167 Write 163 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 102 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	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) $32	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