Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.8% 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	56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 14:56
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 133 58% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 434 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 60 Parallax 74 39% 60.6 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 44.2 44% 55.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 62 68 76 69 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 319 Write 108 Mixed 161 SusWrite 70.5 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 28.9 114% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 90.4 71% 97.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 84GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 223 76 85 77 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 357 Write 303 Mixed 162 SusWrite 131 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 23 78% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 195 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 462GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 184 183 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 128 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 181 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 446GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 96.9 Write 32.3 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 115 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.8% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 14.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 80%

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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%

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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	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 $295	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