Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	73.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131011
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 139 60% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 435 43% 349 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 226B) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.08% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 9.3 Parallax 10.3 6% 9.03 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 7 6% 7.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.08% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 109 119 117 122 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 407 Write 368 Mixed 251 SusWrite 131 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 36.2 122% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 144 137% 214 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 108%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 119GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 85 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 150 Write 125 Mixed 80 SusWrite 85.9 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$48 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 225GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 168 168 167 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 159 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 166 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Hds722020ala330 RSD HUA 2TB 1,166 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 300GB free Firmware: JKAOA31H SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 68 Write 74.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 110 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 70%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$144 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 49GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 83.2 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 45 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 55%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 867GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 115 114 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 114 147% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 312GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 67 67 68 66 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 66.9 102% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 50%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 266GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.6 0.2 0 0.1 1 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 31.9 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 0.3 27% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 32%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 321GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 31 33 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.5% Poor	Read 36.6 Write 30.9 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 31.9 43% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00D8PB0 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 65GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.2 0 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 36.1 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 0.4 32% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 47%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 204GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4 4.2 4.2 3.9 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 31.4 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 5.2 27% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 61%

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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	879x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	650x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	124x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406