Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.6% 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	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '18 at 11:42
Run Duration	439 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 66.9 2-Core 125 56% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 418 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 75.8 Parallax 65.2 61% 71.9 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 70.2 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 285 142 189 164 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 391 Write 389 Mixed 314 SusWrite 218 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 37.2 128% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 170 130% 174 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 52GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 318 315 319 319 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 432 Mixed 426 SusWrite 329 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 51.2 169% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 10.7 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 9.5 40% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 129%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB-$100 3,663 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 293GB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 100 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.7 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 100 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 45 45 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 194 Write 18.5 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 44.4 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML16GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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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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Total price: $358

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 $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