Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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	22.1% 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	39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '18 at 03:55
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 60.4 2-Core 112 55% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 268 29% 231 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 0452) 1GB CLim: 1075 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 26.4 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 31.7 22% 29.3 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 32.6 23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 16 (AA) Unknown 100 100 14 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 67 66 146030133281 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 48 (F1) Unknown 100 100 43 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 1 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2270	39.2% Below average	Read 409 Write 35.6 Mixed 279 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 5.73 66% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 9.16 19% 36.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 100 121832502 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 194 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 21474913067 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1109 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 43 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590065666 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 64 471597084 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 73014444060 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 43 121832502 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -70935679860623 (F1) Unknown 100 253 74181287 (F2) Unknown 100 253 98463407	56.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.1 Mixed 71.1 67% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.52 116% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%
Maxtor 7V250F0 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 214GB free Firmware: VA131610 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 186 185 15384 (04) Start/Stop count 253 253 158 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 12 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 251 237 37412 (09) Power-on hours count 112 112 48951 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 253 253 126 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 43 505217054 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 54 253 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 252 1194 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 244 244 9 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 252 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 243 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 14 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 252 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 252 0 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 252 0	18.6% Very poor	Read 4.79 Write 58.5 Mixed 60.4 32% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 4.46 4K Mixed 0.22 130% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 60%

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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	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	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 $269	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