Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	48.9% 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	52.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 08:05
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 50.7 2-Core 92.1 47% 72.4 Pts	4-Core 139 8-Core 200 21% 170 Pts	64-Core 211 13% 211 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 62 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 74.1 50% 66.2 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 50 46% 56.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: LE1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 128 109 121 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 303 Write 144 Mixed 194 SusWrite 124 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 40.5 4K Mixed 22.2 79% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 165 128% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 712GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 204 202 203 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 136 Mixed 29 SusWrite 203 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 13.9 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 73%

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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	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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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