Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	30% 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	97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 73.2 2-Core 137 59% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 432 43% 352 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Below average	Lighting 38 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 39.4 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 27.9 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Zotac(19DA 5263) 2GB CLim: 1033 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Lighting 16.8 Reflection 19 Parallax 24 14% 19.9 fps	MRender 24 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 17.8 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 405 410 387 398 401 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 399 Mixed 310 SusWrite 397 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 41.7 141% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 248 190% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 119%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 378GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 54.2 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 55.4 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 77%
HUA72105 0KLA330 500GB 296GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 79 79 78 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.8% Below average	Read 75.7 Write 75.1 Mixed 40 SusWrite 78.5 90% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s

PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 8 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	5.71% Terrible	Read 19 Write 5 Mixed 6.3 SusWrite 7.6 11% 9.47 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.71% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600 CL9 Series CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 1600 CL9 Series 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.6% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 42%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

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 $300	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