Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.9% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 23:06
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 129 58% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 429 41% 338 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 85.3 56% 74.6 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 120GB 499 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600A 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 148 Write 98.3 Mixed 164 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 14.2 91% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 80.1 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 89.8 70% 94.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 954GB free Firmware: 4010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 396 402 389 379 387 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 420 Mixed 306 SusWrite 384 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 47 153% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 240 183% 246 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 28GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 78.5 Write 80.1 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 73.8 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 54GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 41.3 Mixed 37.4 SusWrite 55.7 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 43%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 7GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 58 64 62 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 67.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 63.3 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 4x8GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.6% 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	866x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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