Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.3% 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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '21 at 21:19
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 82.2 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 115 55% 87.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 253 29% 226 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.8% Good	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 87.6 Parallax 78.1 61% 80 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 77.1 Splatting 70.2 61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 163 140 156 146 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 386 Write 317 Mixed 256 SusWrite 165 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 26.1 96% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 138 117% 169 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 97%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 101GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 338 313 302 246 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 427 Write 304 Mixed 324 SusWrite 294 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 27.3 95% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 158 124% 172 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 99%
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 91GB free Firmware: 20400P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 337 312 344 364 370 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 420 Write 387 Mixed 333 SusWrite 342 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 22.6 71% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 219 167% 224 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 560GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 142 145 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 130 Mixed 79 SusWrite 144 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,025 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 7.9 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	644x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	437x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	159x
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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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