Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121017
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 07:08
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 74.2 1-Core 51.2 2-Core 88.8 46% 71.4 Pts	4-Core 155 8-Core 177 22% 166 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 70.5 52% 68.7 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 57.8 51% 62.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 108 126 108 112 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 136 Write 139 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 112 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 109%
USB DISK 3.0 127GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 112GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 83 59 78 68 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 116 Write 60.8 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 75.8 89% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 306GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 22 23 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 30 Write 29 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 22.8 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.7 4 4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.99% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 7.2 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 3.7 13% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.9 103% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.99% Great: 17%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 0031 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.2 6.1 6 5.9 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	4.87% Terrible	Read 18 Write 4 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 5.8 8% 7.57 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.87% Great: 6%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 30GB free, PID 0064 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 40 41 38 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 80.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 38.5 56% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 24%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 459GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 83 80 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 137 Write 96.3 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 83.3 103% 84 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 Adata Adata 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.2 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 39%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	868x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16