Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.4% 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	91.7% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

8 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '16 at 23:56
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 52.1 2-Core 104 55% 83.4 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 308 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 43.7 38% 44.7 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.9 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS500G32TND-3112A 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30060P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1455 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 118 (64) Unknown 100 100 3141751 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 99 4 (B2) Unknown 100 100 50 (B3) Unknown 100 100 877 (B4) Unknown 100 100 13011 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 0 5111838 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 98 11 528 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1884 (EB) Unknown 100 100 1961 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2503 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3315 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 249638	91.7% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 433 Mixed 393 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 33.6 125% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 83.9 82% 131 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra 120GB 552 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 72GB free Firmware: 365A13F0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 100 6886025 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -11141145156318 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1168 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 58 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 102 100 6886025 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 15040 (EA) Unknown 0 0 9728 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9728 (F2) Unknown 0 0 18112	39.8% Below average	Read 205 Write 90.2 Mixed 118 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 12.8 72% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 96.9 DQ Mixed 30.7 44% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 825GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 189240072 (03) Spinup time 90 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1191 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 53 51 30066605535 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3565 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 824 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 61 46 47900590119 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3670 (C2) HDA temperature 39 54 -140737488355289 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -16101832390161 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10374112531 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8328377567	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 169 Mixed 111 114% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.33 102% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 582GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 67 67 10630 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5346 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14500 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2958 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 59 471007260 (C2) HDA temperature 71 58 487784477 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 25843 (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 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	46.1% Average	Read 77.6 Write 83 Mixed 71 58% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.37 91% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C8 2x2GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.9% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 13 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10.7 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $129Bench 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	28x
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 $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