Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	87.4% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 04:02
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 117 59% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 244 27% 213 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2951) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 34.8 29% 34.8 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 32.9 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 295 92 67 69 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 446 Write 368 Mixed 364 SusWrite 157 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 49 160% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 224 167% 221 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 134%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 467GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 89 84 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 95 Write 92.7 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 91.8 57% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%
USB DISK Pro 8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 4223 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 9.6 11 9.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Read 25 Write 10 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 10.6 14% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FE BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FE 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.5% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.4 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns

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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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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