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Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.8% 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	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '22 at 21:03
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 59.2 2-Core 113 54% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 304 30% 246 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2660) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 30.7 18% 29.1 fps	MRender 31.8 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 24 23% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 58 63 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 475 Write 435 Mixed 357 SusWrite 68 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 40.4 138% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 178 153% 226 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 616GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 169 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 163 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 166 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 193% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 109%

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 (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 70%

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

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,895 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	892x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	666x
FX-8320AMD $95Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	450x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	190x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	87x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	81x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	58x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $369

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