Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.2% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 16:43
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 82.9 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 119 57% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 216 26% 202 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 57.8 57% 65.8 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 65.6 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 236 Write 132 Mixed 96.7 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 20.2 62% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 23.7 DQ Mixed 12.5 25% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$49 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 112GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 353 163 66 69 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 450 Write 384 Mixed 386 SusWrite 169 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 23.7 110% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 86.6 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 45.2 55% 94.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 86%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 614GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 103 105 106 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 83 Write 109 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 102 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.1 54% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 159 152 155 160 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -2 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 3GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	5.08% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 5.3 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.5 11% 9.75 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.7 35% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.08% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x8GB 1,361 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 54%

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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%

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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 $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	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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