Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16.8% 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	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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	16.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '17 at 21:01
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 90.1 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 110 56% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 179 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 03B0) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 21.6 18% 20 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 15.6 Splatting 20.2 14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 98 237963640 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 26191945935 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1836 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 167 (BC) Unknown 100 99 313537396823 (BD) vendor-specific 80 80 20 (BE) vendor-specific 64 48 638976036 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 184 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 55 55 91697 (C2) HDA temperature 36 52 73014444068 (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 -14285061213298 (F1) Unknown 100 253 266270643566 (F2) Unknown 100 253 260223816505	90.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 141 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.28 84% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 183722488 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2073 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 70467247 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2058 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 6 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 48 638976037 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 71 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 18890 (C2) HDA temperature 37 52 68719476773 (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 -109418586830019 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15323564726 (F2) Unknown 100 253 16796281703	91.8% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 164 Mixed 148 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 112%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 Max USB 3.0 16GB-$18 38 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 5GB free, PID 0247 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	9.29% Terrible	Read 30.9 Write 17.6 Mixed 17.2 26% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.95 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 15% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.29% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-083.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-174.A00LF 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 14.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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