Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '21 at 18:30
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 114 53% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 387 34% 289 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.7 35% 42.2 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 63 61 67 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 180 Write 96 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 66.3 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 13.7 43% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 52.4 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 88.9 64% 81 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 200 202 201 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 176 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 200 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 1R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	17%	46	109	5	60	27"	1920 1080	PHLC108 PHL 276E7

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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	864x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	436x

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 $273	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 $186	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