Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.6% 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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 11:28
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 64.2 2-Core 131 58% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 335 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 032E) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 24.8 19% 22.8 fps	MRender 14.3 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 11.2 12% 15.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 357 379 373 371 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 418 Write 387 Mixed 341 SusWrite 367 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 29.2 107% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 78.6 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 126 96% 127 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 117%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 200 201 202 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 204 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 201 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 136 123 123 127 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 174 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 132 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 106%
ADATA HV300 5TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID a82a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 96 96 97 99 96 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 40.2 Write 91 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 94.5 101% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 99U5471-066.A00LF Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 99U5471-066.A00LF 28GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.2% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns

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Gaming 23%

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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	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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