Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.7% 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)
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 (18%). 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 21:11
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	64% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 67.5 2-Core 129 58% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 390 39% 316 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 049A) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 60.5 38% 52.8 fps	MRender 50 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 36.7 34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 436 Mixed 298 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 42.6 145% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 146 139% 217 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 346GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 160 159 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 23.8 Write 57.3 Mixed 41 SusWrite 158 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 112%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 13 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 12.1 10% 9.58 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9U5471-032.A00LF 4x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

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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	868x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16