Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.9% 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	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 73.3 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 122 53% 86.6 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 299 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.9% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 60.6 34% 53.2 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 48.8 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 314 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 53 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 59 176094707747 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3070776421 (F7) Unknown 100 100 96182565 (F8) Unknown 100 100 47082255 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1926 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	56.9% Above average	Read 406 Write 319 Mixed 311 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 11.6 65% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 11.6 20% 36.7 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 548GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12896895160 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 566 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2253 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 291 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 566 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 566 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 206159413280 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	72.6% Very good	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 143 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.17 68% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EWB4GB681PAE-16IC 2x4GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.6 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 55%

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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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Total price: $358

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