Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120917
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 03:35
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 63.1 2-Core 92.9 51% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 188 22% 173 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% EVGA(3842 2717) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 4.57 Reflection 4.42 Parallax 4.88 4% 4.62 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.09 4% 4.88 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 151 140 121 119 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 431 Write 364 Mixed 185 SusWrite 136 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 27.1 115% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 78.4 99% 178 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 118%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 152 154 156 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 129 Write 140 Mixed 101 SusWrite 154 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 476GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 140 143 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 150 Write 156 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 142 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 161 164 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 160 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 164 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 98%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 109 111 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 94.1 SusWrite 109 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 371% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 962GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 48.5 Write 43.7 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 36.5 52% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 44%
WDC WD60 EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 18 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 55.3 Write 39.7 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 18.5 48% 38 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 65%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 53.2 Write 46.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 0.7 41% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 56%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 249GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 55.2 Write 40.7 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 18.1 48% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 80.9 50% 80.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 61%

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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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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