Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.8% 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	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 130 57% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 280 32% 248 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Lighting 27.5 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 31.8 22% 29.5 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 23 Splatting 34.7 24% 28 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 82 84 84 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 136 Write 106 Mixed 104 SusWrite 83.6 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 27.9 101% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 95.2 74% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 716GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 163 165 166 165 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 137 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 164 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%
Hitachi HCS5C1032CLA382 320GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 156GB free Firmware: JCFOR39G SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 31.2 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 32.9 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 190GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 101 101 103 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 77.5 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 101 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 F3-1600C9-8GXM CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.1% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.6 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 50%

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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	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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	119x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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