Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.2% 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	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 12:04
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 119 57% 90.4 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 438 40% 335 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 28.3 20% 30.5 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 25.8 23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 102 134 133 111 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 436 Write 335 Mixed 358 SusWrite 157 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 0.5 72% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 48.7 DQ Write 7.3 DQ Mixed 45 29% 33.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 100%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 91GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 132 134 132 131 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 476 Write 447 Mixed 309 SusWrite 162 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 46.8 155% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 254 188% 247 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 174 172 171 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 169 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 110%
CCR-70 8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 4GB free, PID e0ed Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	2.6% Terrible	Read 9 Write 2.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3 5% 4.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.6% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.4 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 85%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	879x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 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	124x

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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