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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	41.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 145 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 427 42% 341 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPA128HMFU-000H1 128GB 908 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM18H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 183 181 177 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 210 Write 181 Mixed 148 SusWrite 178 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 16.2 63% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94.4 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 20.8 28% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 42%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 58GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 404 Write 384 Mixed 285 SusWrite 87.8 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 22.5 112% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 129 116% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 85%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 47GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 69 70 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 86.7 Write 67 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 68.8 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 372GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 126 Write 112 Mixed 67 SusWrite 109 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x4GB 13,050 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 88%

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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 $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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16