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 as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '16 at 20:59
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (44^th 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 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 63.1 2-Core 125 54% 88.2 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 246 30% 229 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 32.7 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 41.7 27% 34.9 fps	Splatting 35.6 37% 35.6 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2379 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 965 (B1) Unknown 99 99 15 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 61 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 29 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2611608549	80.5% Excellent	Read 500 Write 389 Mixed 411 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 20.6 114% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 38 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 21.1 31% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 177 8083 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 337 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 724 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 245 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8611 (C2) HDA temperature 126 119 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.9% Excellent	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 147 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.25 117% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 513GB free Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494169896 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3300 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6211 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2692 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3311 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3311 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 146029608988 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	93.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 156 Mixed 123 112% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.16 88% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 4x4GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 73%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,817 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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