Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.8% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '18 at 22:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64% Good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 58.8 2-Core 112 56% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 295 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 18 Parallax 21.5 19% 20.9 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 18 18% 23.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 47 227634577435 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 518828930 (F7) Unknown 100 100 16222216 (F8) Unknown 100 100 531544 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1926 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	76.1% Very good	Read 456 Write 317 Mixed 332 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 24 99% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 44.4 72% 141 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 99%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 144 Write 122 Mixed 119 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.27 96% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 103%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 169 5683 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 119 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 956 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 109 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 47 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 71 (C2) HDA temperature 124 119 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	100% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 166 Mixed 153 126% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.25 108% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 572GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 141 7441 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3214 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 30857 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3193 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 218 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1508127 (C2) HDA temperature 124 100 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 92 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.7% Average	Read 70.8 Write 70.6 Mixed 67.8 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.31 96% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 72%

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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	865x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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