Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.6% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120629
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '18 at 01:03
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 127 56% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 373 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% PowerColor(148C 2391) CLim: 1576 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 99.1 34% 72.5 fps	MRender 76.4 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 62.9 57% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 47 46 41 51 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 102 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 47.3 58% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 250GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 97 95 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 193 Write 151 Mixed 84 SusWrite 96.1 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 125GB 1,024 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 117GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 26 26 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 89.3 Write 25.3 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 26.3 50% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.7 110% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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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	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	438x

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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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