Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.7% 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	45.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 69.3 2-Core 111 55% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 330 35% 282 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 83.1 54% 69 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 75.3 53% 63.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 35 94 162 131 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 337 Write 28 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 125 27% 127 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 19.4 54% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 163 121% 161 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 132GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 81 81 80 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	25% Poor	Read 6.7 Write 3.3 Mixed 3.3 SusWrite 80.6 17% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 12% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 23GB free Firmware: V5DOA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 39.4 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 38.8 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 35%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 72 73 78 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 64.6 Write 56.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 74.7 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.6% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 14 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 8.6 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 63%

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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%

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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	645x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16