Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.5% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 77.7 2-Core 145 59% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 472 45% 372 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PwrHis(1787 2336) 2GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 34.2 Parallax 45.1 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 38.4 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 129 147 158 153 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.5% Good	Read 256 Write 156 Mixed 206 SusWrite 139 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 33.9 112% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 125 106% 156 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 82%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 1,342 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3FB SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 124 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 121 Write 124 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 123 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6K1 M378B5273EB0-CK0 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	865x
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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

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 $178	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