Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.4% 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	93.9% 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	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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 00:18
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 127 57% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 415 41% 333 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Lighting 30.5 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 39 25% 34.1 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 21.5 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 385 389 417 389 375 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 424 Mixed 411 SusWrite 386 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 40.8 132% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 230 179% 245 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 125%
Lexar 512GB SSD 512GB 10,530 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 415GB free Firmware: V4.25.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 386 388 414 416 416 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 445 Write 398 Mixed 340 SusWrite 397 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 16.2 92% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 23.6 66% 140 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 313%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD32G13332 PSD32G13332 Kingston 9905458-009.A00LF PSD32G13332 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 45%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	868x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

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	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
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: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16