Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.6% 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	50.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 20:58
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 as expected (49^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 134 58% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 434 39% 331 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 83.5 57% 74.2 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 57 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 46 52 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.2% Above average	Read 221 Write 102 Mixed 142 SusWrite 85.4 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 18.9 92% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 126 115% 172 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 28GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 123 176 123 124 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 440 Write 179 Mixed 198 SusWrite 134 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 25.6 99% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 113 114% 185 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 132 131 131 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 92.4 Write 138 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 131 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 123 126 122 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 45.2 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 124 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY8GX3M2B2133C9 CMY8GX3M2A2133C9 CMY8GX3M2A2133C9 CMY8GX3M2A2133C9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.7% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 5.5 17% 5.9 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 52%

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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	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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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) $31	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