Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '17 at 15:17
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 133 56% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 289 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 70.4 46% 58 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 46.7 46% 58 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
I-flashd isk K8 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: O122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 303 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 87 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 387 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 22712 (A5) Unknown 100 100 66 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 16 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 30185 (F2) Unknown 100 100 34170 (F5) Unknown 100 100 45424	66.1% Good	Read 461 Write 149 Mixed 224 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 27.2 104% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 59.9 69% 122 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 79%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 5GB free Firmware: 2.06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 -32190779878215 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1557 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 90 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 128 129 545469300864 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 -97427038142364 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5231 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3545 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3545 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5261	33.3% Below average	Read 201 Write 95.3 Mixed 118 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 14.9 57% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 65.7 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 33.4 28% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 61%
Fujitsu MHZ2320BH G2 320GB 3,061 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 279GB free Firmware: 0000 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 43 161326 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 57344000 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 18424 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8177624023189 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 176 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 15291 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 14948 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 195 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 211066 (C2) HDA temperature 100 1 386547646497 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2674 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 39067386005 (C5) Current pending sector count 91 91 10 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 86 86 28 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 31277 (CB) Run out cancel 100 100 1533232022819 (F0) Head flying hours 200 200 0	33.9% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 61 Mixed 60.1 45% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.25 75% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 35%
Hitachi HTS545016B9A300 160GB-$30 3,506 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 75GB free Firmware: PBBO Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 214 214 64424509441 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 973 (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 74 74 11631 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 901 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 307919 (C2) HDA temperature 203 203 201864118299 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 10 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 13 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	29.6% Poor	Read 52.9 Write 50.2 Mixed 48.8 38% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.29 65% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9U5471-032.A00LF 4x4GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 47%

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 2,844 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	877x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $203Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
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 i5-12600K $162	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380