Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.4% 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	78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 18:01
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	14%

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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 64.7 2-Core 117 55% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 243 29% 224 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 04A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 43.2 29% 36.9 fps	MRender 31.4 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 37.3 27% 32.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 102 86 94 88 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 450 Write 431 Mixed 347 SusWrite 121 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 42.2 135% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 180 153% 225 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 118%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 56 60 70 63 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 312 Write 153 Mixed 138 SusWrite 122 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 10.2 55% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 31.4 DQ Mixed 30.4 23% 29.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 378GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 101 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 160 Write 135 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 104 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 982GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 168 172 170 172 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 116 Mixed 82 SusWrite 169 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 724GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 155 158 159 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 98.7 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 158 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
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	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 $273	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 $45	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