Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.8% 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	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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (81^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 70.9 2-Core 138 59% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 414 40% 331 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 90.5 55% 75.7 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 67 Splatting 56.6 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 725GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 86 93 90 99 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 72 SusWrite 94.1 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 491GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 198 199 201 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 120 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 201 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 338GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 166 168 167 166 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 116 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 167 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 64%

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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%

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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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