Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.9% 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)
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 74.3 2-Core 130 60% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 396 40% 327 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 47.5 Parallax 41.5 36% 44.6 fps	MRender 35.8 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 37.5 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 87 92 99 87 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 66.5 Write 108 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 88.3 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 142% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 79%
Kingston DTVault Privacy 4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 160d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	0.37% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.7 1% 0.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.37% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	20.1"	1280 720	DELE009 DELL 2005FPW

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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	870x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16