PC M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	87.6% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	PC M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK M5A97 R2.0
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 119 55% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 199 27% 199 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB; turbo asus CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 125 Parallax 119 90% 118 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 114 Splatting 94.2 82% 101 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 110%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 796GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 170 173 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 170 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 173 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,966 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 61%

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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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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 21%

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System: PC M5A97 R2.0

CPU
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	7x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	4x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	4x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	3x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x

SSD
240GB 240GBNetacBench 66%, 2,483 samples	2x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	1x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x

RAM
ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GBCorsairBench 29%, 4,128 samples	2x
CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 2x8GBCorsairBench 64%, 666 samples	1x
M378B5173QH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 55%, 3,356 samples	1x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $192

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 $178	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