Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '19 at 15:14
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 73.9 2-Core 139 60% 99 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 439 42% 344 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Device(0000 0000) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.37 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 6.75 5% 6.51 fps	MRender 3.86 Gravity 6.33 Splatting 4.43 4% 4.88 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 56 60 86 127 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 139 Write 102 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 92.4 67% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 174 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 142 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 174 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 851GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 112 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 164 Write 132 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 113 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 114 114 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 103 SusWrite 113 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 157 160 152 153 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 87%
DaneElec ReadyBoost_2GB 2GB 2GB free, PID 0000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8% Terrible	Read 18.6 Write 14.1 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 16.2 20% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 2.13 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/8G Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 52%

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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 $175Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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