Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '22 at 23:23
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 105 57% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 359 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 90.9 Reflection 111 Parallax 134 74% 112 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 114 Splatting 0.1 68% 95.9 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 430 Mixed 211 80% 363 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 32.2 124% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 224 171% 234 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 120%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 280GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 29 29 28 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10.3% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 28.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 28 6% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 7.2 24% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 83%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 391GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 135 Mixed 28.2 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 110%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 39GB free Firmware: AX001U Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.2 Write 92.6 Mixed 30.9 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 124 Write 154 Mixed 71.9 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 71%

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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	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	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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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