Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.7% 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	102% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 12:55
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 147 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 421 43% 349 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 97 62% 79.6 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 49 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 424 423 423 377 376 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 419 Mixed 422 SusWrite 406 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 45.8 148% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 226 174% 238 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%
WD WD140EMFZ-11 14TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 11TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 194 205 200 199 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 185 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 200 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.7 383% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
HUH72101 0ALE601 10TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 6TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 176 178 166 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 78.9 Write 149 Mixed 110 SusWrite 172 186% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 1.3 267% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 115%
HUH72101 0ALE601 10TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 7.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 152 153 150 154 159 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 126 Write 213 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 151 203% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.9 402% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 1.2 212% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 24 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 80%

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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	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