Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.7% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$121 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 73.4 1-Core 65.7 2-Core 122 53% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 402 39% 319 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 37.3 32% 35.6 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 36.4 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,272 Write 2,566 Mixed 2,613 626% 2,817 MB/s	4K Read 186 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 98.4 463% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 455 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 374 269% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 129GB free Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 175 173 271 181 176 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.7% Average	Read 280 Write 99.8 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 206 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 24.8 4K Mixed 8.8 53% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 104 72% 86.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 215GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 99 99 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 109 SusWrite 98.5 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. F3-12800CL9-4GBXL BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 14.1 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.2 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 93.7 43% 93.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 52%

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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	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $121Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16