Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.6% 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	59.3% 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	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '17 at 00:44
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 119 54% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 283 32% 252 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% EVGA(3842 2751) CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.2 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 16.7 16% 17.2 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 16.3 16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 8685256853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 72954314504714 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1049 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 141 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 41 52 1013615689769 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 110 110 8685256853 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 110 110 8685256853 (CC) Soft ECC correction 110 110 8685256853 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 25769803777 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13529 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11711 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11711 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10490	59.3% Above average	Read 467 Write 156 Mixed 219 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 12.3 86% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 11.1 46% 101 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 82%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 1,392 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.07% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 8.84 Mixed 11.1 16% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.65 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.006 25% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.07% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 2x4GB 1,984 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 47%

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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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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