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Asus M5A97 R2.0

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Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	26.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '22 at 18:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 64.3 1-Core 57.2 2-Core 115 47% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 209 25% 194 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.9 52% 65.1 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.1 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 52 68 78 87 89 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.7% Poor	Read 265 Write 90.4 Mixed 121 SusWrite 69.5 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 5 32% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 73.6 DQ Write 43.3 DQ Mixed 45.3 37% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 77%
Kingston A400 480GB-$35 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 247GB free Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 219 275 299 327 334 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 163 Write 97.1 Mixed 196 SusWrite 270 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 18.6 64% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 160 132% 190 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$53 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 811GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 101 101 104 107 109 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 121 Write 129 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 105 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB CML8GX3M2A1600C9 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.3% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 40%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	891x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	666x
FX-8320AMD $95Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	449x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	190x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	163x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	126x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	87x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	81x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	58x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $369

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Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350