Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33% 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	61.9% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 84.6 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 123 58% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 201 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 52.7 34% 46.4 fps	MRender 44.5 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 30.7 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 178 132 179 181 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 489 Write 179 Mixed 230 SusWrite 170 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 32.1 114% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 163 136% 197 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 89%
PNY SSD2SC120G1SA754D117-820 120GB 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 130 130 156 133 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 484 Write 157 Mixed 209 SusWrite 135 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 30 79% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 145 123% 181 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 109GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 174 176 175 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 126 Write 139 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 175 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 109GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 149 149 150 149 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 106 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 148 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL11 Series 2x4GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.8% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 59%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	879x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	649x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	443x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	161x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	124x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
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	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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