Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.6% 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	65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '17 at 17:35
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 76.4 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 127 56% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 316 36% 279 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 49.3 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 60.1 40% 47.3 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 40.3 33% 39.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 22776 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1154 (B1) Unknown 92 92 91 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 43 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 117 (F1) Unknown 99 99 34246112604	65.6% Good	Read 469 Write 314 Mixed 330 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 13.6 90% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 49.1 DQ Mixed 12.8 17% 31 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 118%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 408GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 193 192 116958 (03) Spinup time 141 138 3941 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 18517 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 27 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 38278 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6639 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 343 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 18173 (C2) HDA temperature 103 80 40 (C4) Reallocation count 198 198 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 4 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 6	67.2% Good	Read 115 Write 119 Mixed 115 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.35 106% 1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 170GB free Firmware: 3.AEK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 103 75 178404922 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3435 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 51 3041626512311 (09) Power-on hours count 26 26 65194 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 797 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 52 28 5170069552 (C2) HDA temperature 48 72 77309411376 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 52 96717429 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	33.3% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 56.1 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.28 60% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 42%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 74GB free Firmware: 4.ADA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1320 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 842845746 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 49505 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1324 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 38 2912727662633 (C2) HDA temperature 41 62 85899345961 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 63 54 193396441 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	41.5% Average	Read 73 Write 71.3 Mixed 70.4 54% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.32 90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF Kingston 9905403-447.A00LF 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.2 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 40%

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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	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	647x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16