Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.6% 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	58.3% 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 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '17 at 05:39
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 147 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 443 44% 357 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% XFX(1682 3252) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 45.1 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 31.1 Splatting 39.5 28% 33.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 105 10951372 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -100931731448052 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1560 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 557 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 21 41 38657392661 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10951372 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10951372 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10951372 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11285 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7749 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7749 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8859	58.3% Above average	Read 478 Write 92.8 Mixed 148 52% 240 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 17.1 94% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 42.4 57% 103 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 81%
Toshiba MK5059GSXP 500GB-$50 5,600 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 413GB free Firmware: GN00 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2911 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1699 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 2871 (0A) Spinup retry count 133 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 642 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 9199 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 171799281686 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 8286 (DE) Loaded hours 100 100 55 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 306 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	39% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 66.5 Mixed 62.2 50% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.15 63% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 44%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 221GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 153 2950 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1482 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27416 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2334 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 266 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2334 (C2) HDA temperature 116 93 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 6 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.9% Average	Read 101 Write 54.8 Mixed 74.7 58% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.35 86% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 58%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 122GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 154 2925 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3165 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27418 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2333 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5498 (C2) HDA temperature 118 85 25 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 92.2 Mixed 86.8 70% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.47 125% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,139 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 62%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	864x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	436x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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