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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 43.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
43.7% Average
Memory 68.7
1-Core 60.5
2-Core 103
48% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 132
15% 120 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑
This bench: 43.7%
 Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Zotac(19DA 730B) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.91% Terrible
Lighting 5.63
Reflection 6.58
Parallax 7.12
5% 6.45 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 0.09
3% 3.59 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.91%
 Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
773GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 84 114 129 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 155
Write 148
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 118
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 78.3%
 Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 28 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 24.5
Write 26.8
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 26.9
19% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
181% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑
This bench: 15.1%
 Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL CT102464BD160B.M16 CT102464BD160B.M16 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.3% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 9.7
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 6.7
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 27% ↑
This bench: 27.3%
 Great: 35%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples865x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples645x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples438x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples160x
RX 480AMD  $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples118x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples85x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples83x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples77x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $358
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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