Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '17 at 14:36
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 114 54% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 314 32% 259 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.9% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 23.7 Parallax 25.4 45% 34.8 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 55 Splatting 16.9 33% 43.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7979 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1246 (B1) Unknown 97 97 63 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 37 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 1 1 164812 (EB) Unknown 99 99 414 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22586745787	76.6% Very good	Read 486 Write 380 Mixed 401 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 28.1 103% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 17.5 22% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 772GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 199 12623 (03) Spinup time 174 167 2291 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1924 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7388 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1233 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1658 (C2) HDA temperature 111 84 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 198 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 430 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	98.8% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 152 Mixed 156 125% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.31 122% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 19GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 166 2500 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1790 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8996 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1748 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 412 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1379 (C2) HDA temperature 109 85 34 (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 200 200 725 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.8% Good	Read 120 Write 92.1 Mixed 112 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.72 4K Mixed 0.11 34% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 108%
ADATA CH11 1TB 809 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 529GB free, PID a11a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 29.1 Mixed 10.4 28% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.18 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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	437x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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