Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.76% 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	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '18 at 09:32
Run Duration	449 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	23%

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 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 144 60% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 434 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Sapphire(174B E263) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.0.0 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.76% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 8.88 Parallax 8.59 6% 8.08 fps	MRender 7.86 Gravity 6.57 Splatting 8.17 6% 7.53 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.76% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5550 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4263 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 91 91 270 (AE) Unknown 100 100 87 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 65 150323855383 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 91 91 9 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 15269100996 (F7) Unknown 100 100 485322820 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1630169730	58.9% Above average	Read 465 Write 138 Mixed 163 55% 255 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 22.8 84% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 41.7 56% 104 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 77%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 14.6 87% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.52 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.08 47% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 449GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 33.2 Mixed 33.4 43% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.34 83% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 42%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 194GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 33.1 Mixed 2.4 27% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.34 51% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 19%
1,556 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 4.64 Mixed 4.62 8% 7.66 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.009 13% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB 1,718 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 30%

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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