Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	77.7% 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	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 17:03
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 78.3 2-Core 151 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 331 39% 301 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 115 114 113 111 111 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 458 Write 189 Mixed 236 SusWrite 122 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 37.2 136% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 136 125% 194 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 89%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 12GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 71 66 70 72 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 414 Write 79.4 Mixed 128 SusWrite 70.2 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 35 130% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 89.3 66% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 231GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 61 61 62 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 56.3 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 61.5 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 41%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 142GB free Firmware: 40.00A40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 71 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 73.9 Write 77.7 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 71.2 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 381GB free Firmware: AX1P6E SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 96 98 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 96.6 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%
JMicron 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 286GB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 49.4 Mixed 47 SusWrite 72.6 81% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 33%
JMicron 250GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 222GB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 74.2 Write 73.2 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 72.7 87% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 172%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH2X02E99924-165 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4GBH2X02E99924-165 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 15.5 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 51%

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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	866x
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	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16