Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130116
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 21:23
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (72^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 58.6 2-Core 134 55% 91 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 394 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 22,284 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 50.6 51% 57.3 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 54.5 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71 14,401 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 639GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 44 42 68 72 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 97.6 Write 15.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 51.3 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML16GX3M2A1600C10 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL CML16GX3M2A1600C10 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%

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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: 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%	2	7	4	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D20 S24F350

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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	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 $79Bench 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: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16