Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 73.7 2-Core 147 60% 100 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 334 38% 296 Pts	64-Core 335 21% 335 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	3.84% Terrible	Lighting 3.63 Reflection 4.19 Parallax 4.41 3% 4.08 fps	MRender 7.76 Gravity 3.83 Splatting 8.22 6% 6.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 3.84% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 140 138 141 121 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 485 Write 434 Mixed 331 SusWrite 153 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 41.5 145% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 146 137% 213 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 131GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 65 63 59 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 82.8 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 62.9 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.6 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 53%

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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 38%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 31%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 - $166

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	227x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	102x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	30x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	27x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	12x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	12x

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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