Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.4% 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	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 21:27
Run Duration	332 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (40^th 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 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 71 2-Core 139 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 407 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.4% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 37.2 22% 31.7 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 34.6 Splatting 31.4 29% 36 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-488 240GB 1,955 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 206 154 127 154 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 453 Write 290 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 170 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 27.7 92% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 168 142% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 37GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 273 271 293 284 254 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 409 Mixed 418 SusWrite 289 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 46.7 152% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 41.5 79% 160 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 129%
Hitachi HDT722516DLA380 165GB-$32 1,600 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 76GB free Firmware: V43OA9BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 49 49 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 51.5 Write 50.7 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 49.1 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 35%
WD WD1600AVJB-63SZA 160GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 70GB free Firmware: 58.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 29 29 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 27.4 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 29 20% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.6 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 1R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	8%	59	313	231	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM050D SAMSUNG

History: Score 13: 2R 0G 3B | Score 3: 0R 0G 3B | Score 13: 1R 2G 2B

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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