Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.9% 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)
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 21:40
Run Duration	90 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	53%

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 Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 40.8 2-Core 82.7 45% 67.7 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 217 24% 190 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% PNY(196E 097A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.9% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 33 Parallax 41.3 26% 35.4 fps	MRender 46.5 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 33.9 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 31%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Y6-120G 120GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 417 Write 357 Mixed 228 248% 334 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 10.2 2,460% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 78.4 DQ Write 31.4 DQ Mixed 1.1 170% 37 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 Kingston 9905458-009.A00LF Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 14GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.9% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	878x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	123x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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