Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 16:06
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 54.6 2-Core 144 57% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 470 42% 352 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 73 87 88 77 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 460 Write 93.1 Mixed 332 SusWrite 98.6 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 33 116% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 153 144% 224 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%
WD WD5000AURX-63UY4Y0 500GB 1,080 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 105 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 103 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 141GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 124 160 124 112 155 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 162 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 135 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Smart SH564128FH8N0QHSCR 1x4GB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.1% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 9 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 30%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	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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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 $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