Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 11:34
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 81.9 1-Core 60.1 2-Core 127 55% 89.7 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 368 34% 285 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% EVGA(3842 2744) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Lighting 8.47 Reflection 8.38 Parallax 8.94 7% 8.6 fps	MRender 6.52 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 10.6 8% 9.69 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 190 202 254 200 205 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 278 Write 102 Mixed 292 SusWrite 217 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 29.1 101% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 184 150% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 561GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 121 117 129 142 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 129 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 724GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 175 176 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 175 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100M 1TB 6,695 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 167GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 76 76 76 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 95.7 Write 96.7 Mixed 33 SusWrite 75.5 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 61%
PI-239 USB 2.0 Drive 1TB 701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 790GB free, PID 1840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 42.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 41.6 51% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX 9905402-414.A00LF 10GB 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns

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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	866x
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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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