Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	20.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 11:04
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 58.3 2-Core 114 54% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 343 34% 275 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.6 34% 41.8 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 35.6 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 120 70 67 67 65 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.8% Poor	Read 140 Write 59.2 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 116 21% 93 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 7.4 26% 7.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 545GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 79.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 104 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 67%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 439GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 103 104 107 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 115 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 104 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 108%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB 1,724 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 20.2 Write 8.2 Mixed 6.7 12% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	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 $52

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