Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.3% 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	51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 23:35
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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)	63.8% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 138 60% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 344 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7990 (CrossFire Disabled) 1,161 User benchmarks, average bench 34% XFX(1682 32A0) 3GB CLim: 1005 MHz, MLim: 1505 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 62 36% 45.6 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 46.5 Splatting 39.3 32% 38.4 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 37%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 207 211 219 232 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 373 Write 335 Mixed 314 SusWrite 226 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 15.7 53% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 232 176% 236 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 117%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 192 187 222 223 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 384 Write 256 Mixed 176 SusWrite 196 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 6.4 57% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 61.3 80% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 89%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 44GB free Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 54 58 59 60 68 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.5% Poor	Read 207 Write 47 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 57.2 21% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 6.1 28% 9.63 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 68.8 DQ Mixed 41.8 57% 108 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 53%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 189GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 189 198 195 207 289 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.8% Average	Read 210 Write 274 Mixed 134 SusWrite 206 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 11.7 35% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 202 150% 198 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 142 136 142 138 143 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 167 Write 177 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 139 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 35GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 60 64 45 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 62 Write 62 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 66.1 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 87%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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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Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	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