Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.7% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 09:36
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370E-$471 5,639 User benchmarks, average bench 60% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 75.3 2-Core 135 61% 98.4 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 365 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.7% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 59 Parallax 69.5 36% 57.4 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 43.4 42% 51.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 396 424 404 431 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 421 Mixed 402 SusWrite 413 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 51.1 157% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 191 146% 203 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 180 180 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 172 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 179 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 191GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 133 136 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 135 168% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 61%
Corsair UFD 8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9 7 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	5.61% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 5.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.9 10% 9.35 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.61% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 213 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.8 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 69%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16