Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.1% 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	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 00:10
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 56 2-Core 107 48% 77.4 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 198 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.1% Below average	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 35.3 30% 33.9 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 35 29% 36 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1015A SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 55 50 61 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 404 Write 346 Mixed 93 SusWrite 91.2 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 16.9 85% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 44.5 88% 177 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 99GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 55 54 46 55 54 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 180 Write 109 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 85.7 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 14.8 59% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 52.7 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 79.6 56% 68.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5402-449.A00LF 2x4GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 6.3 18% 6.17 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 52%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16