Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.2% 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	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '17 at 06:24
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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 Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 51.8 2-Core 104 54% 82.2 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 206 28% 206 Pts	64-Core 206 13% 206 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% MSI(1462 2983) 3GB CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 69 Parallax 89.4 56% 75.7 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 50.7 54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3507 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 888 (E8) Unknown 100 100 6559592198 (E9) Unknown 99 0 99	66.7% Good	Read 431 Write 381 Mixed 356 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 18.8 64% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 82.6 78% 121 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 167606608 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1744 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12914312691 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2595 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1547 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 49 522059807 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 700 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13040 (C2) HDA temperature 31 51 64424509471 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -29781303229122 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5621458058 (F2) Unknown 100 253 61728731474	80.1% Excellent	Read 161 Write 117 Mixed 89.8 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 3.82 4K Mixed 0.39 145% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 617GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 77 Write 90.6 Mixed 54.9 95% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.32 75% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.4% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 13.6 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.4 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 86%

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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	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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