Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 127 53% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 349 34% 277 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 8461) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.51% Terrible	Lighting 6.83 Reflection 7.23 Parallax 8 6% 7.35 fps	MRender 4.86 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 7.26 5% 6.46 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.51% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 411 Write 376 Mixed 322 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 35.6 108% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 196 148% 199 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 504GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 90.6 Write 70.5 Mixed 43.7 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: CC37 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 77.6 Write 77.5 Mixed 51.3 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
OWC Elite Pro U3FW 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 964GB free, PID a2a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 177 177 175 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 171 Write 172 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 170 191% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 92% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 68%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 29GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 35.1 Write 25.2 Mixed 30.9 38% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.1 53% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.3 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 63%

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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	878x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	123x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Total price: $358

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363