Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.4% 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	88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 141 58% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 457 43% 357 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 76 Parallax 65.6 60% 71.8 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 70.7 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 248 277 274 277 334 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 496 Write 248 Mixed 217 SusWrite 271 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 40 141% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 181 136% 184 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 27GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 84 72 64 61 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 458 Mixed 374 SusWrite 106 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 51.1 169% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 253 187% 245 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 114%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 55 134 32 130 56 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.4% Poor	Read 188 Write 88.3 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 86.1 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 10.8 46% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 85%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 13GB free Firmware: GF100-07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 56 45 42 52 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 57.4 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 51.9 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 42%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 107GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 53 53 53 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 71.4 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 53 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 99U5471-020.A00LF 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.8% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.2 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

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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