Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	18.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '20 at 00:33
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 138 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 355 39% 309 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F0) CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 81.9 52% 68.9 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 63 Splatting 44.2 44% 55.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB 5,433 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM01.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 49 37 63 26 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.7% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 217 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 52.9 19% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 15.3 33% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 44.4 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 112 69% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 97%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 11GB free Firmware: S9FM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 26 24 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 321 Write 33.1 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 28 25% 115 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 8.4 44% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 86.7 DQ Write 34.2 DQ Mixed 3.1 17% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 540GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 148 150 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 147 Write 149 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 149 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 431GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 122 124 122 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 125 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G GY1866D364L9A/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G GY1866D364L9A/4G 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.5% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 14.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%

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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	871x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	646x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	440x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16