Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.7% 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	33.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131210
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '21 at 18:40
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 136 62% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 317 36% 279 Pts	64-Core 317 20% 317 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 47.7 Parallax 44.6 29% 42.5 fps	MRender 54.5 Gravity 46 Splatting 39.6 37% 46.7 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Patriot P200 512GB 1,709 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.4 168 102 7 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 494 Write 388 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 56.3 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 9.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 93%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 145GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 107 107 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 120 Write 28 Mixed 66 SusWrite 108 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 77%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 175GB free Firmware: AM0Q5E SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 77 78 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 69 Write 75.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 78.3 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 3,851 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 5R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	21%	47	101	2	60	0"	1920 1080	Default

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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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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