Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.6% 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	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121107
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 113 53% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 346 34% 278 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3741) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 61 59% 67.8 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 66.1 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 82 83 89 89 80 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.6% Above average	Read 215 Write 113 Mixed 225 SusWrite 89.5 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 29.5 104% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 177 136% 185 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 87%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 22GB free Firmware: 5.0.5c SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 135 135 137 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 358 Write 145 Mixed 201 SusWrite 136 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 22 75% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 101 91% 139 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 512GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 73 102 121 95 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 30 SusWrite 104 70% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 429GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 61 60 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 97.5 Write 101 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 59 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 153% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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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Value: 70% - Very good

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 $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