Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 62.2%, 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	84.5% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 19:51
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 127 59% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 288 32% 253 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(1DA2 E421) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 54 Parallax 106 61% 78.2 fps	MRender 53.1 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 73.7 56% 67.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 407 414 416 401 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 372 Write 380 Mixed 314 SusWrite 390 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 33.1 116% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 157 136% 200 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 102%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$49 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 221GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 131 131 128 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 130 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 130 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 105%
22 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 98GB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 15.1 Mixed 23 SusWrite 15.3 16% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 40%
25 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 323GB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 16 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 25.3 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 15.4 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 62%

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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	869x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16