Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 05:24
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 58.8 2-Core 112 53% 83.9 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 258 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 50 Reflection 52 Parallax 52.5 41% 51.5 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 43.9 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 120 141 78 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 401 Write 207 Mixed 155 SusWrite 91.1 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 25.5 91% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 75.9 96% 174 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 137GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 155 156 155 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 118 Write 97.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 151 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 112%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 788GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 141 140 141 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 55 Write 126 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 140 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 87%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 165 168 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 158 Write 152 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 166 187% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 160GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 92.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 56.5 96% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Vulcan-2400 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Vulcan-2400 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.5% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.7 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 41%

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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%

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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 $175Bench 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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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 $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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16