Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 69 2-Core 136 62% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 393 39% 315 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 3207) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 12.104.0.0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.68% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 2.27 Parallax 2.03 2% 2.18 fps	MRender 1.81 Gravity 1.67 Splatting 1.74 1% 1.74 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.68% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 40 37 39 40 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.2% Below average	Read 110 Write 46.2 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 39.8 14% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 22.5 79% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 59.7 DQ Mixed 51.8 65% 120 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 85%
Maxtor 6L100M0 100GB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 10GB free Firmware: BANC1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 52.3 Write 55.7 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 64 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.4 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 18.9 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 69%

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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%

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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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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