Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.1% 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	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 111 60% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 352 31% 261 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Zotac(19DA 2346) 1GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 16.5 15% 16.8 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 18.8 Splatting 16.4 16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 122 133 132 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 446 Write 400 Mixed 269 SusWrite 145 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 45.3 159% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 144 138% 217 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 143GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 78 76 78 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 99.4 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 75.9 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 91GB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 157 163 164 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 140 Write 98 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 164 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 754GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 142 144 145 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 119 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 142 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 63%

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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	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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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