Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.5% 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	41.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '23 at 18:51
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 58.7 2-Core 109 50% 79.9 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 260 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 62 48% 63.3 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 54.5 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB 5,900 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA10.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 35 100 5.2 71 5.4 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.8% Average	Read 188 Write 157 Mixed 156 SusWrite 44.9 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 24.4 89% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 2.1 26% 63.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G F3-14900CL9-4GBSR KHX1600C10D3/4G F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 9.5 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	4	190	13	60	24"	1280 720	ACR03E3 K242HL

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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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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) $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