Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	86.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '17 at 17:17
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 133 61% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 408 41% 334 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1482 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 14.5 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 14.2 12% 14.5 fps	MRender 20.7 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 18.6 16% 19.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (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 100 100 5191 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1067 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 197 197 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 190 (C2) HDA temperature 73 62 163209478171 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	86.7% Excellent	Read 512 Write 372 Mixed 497 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 37 114% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 84.5 85% 138 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 608GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 176 176 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1544 (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 94 94 2936 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 938 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65612 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 58930 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 244813856789 (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 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	45.4% Average	Read 77.1 Write 81.1 Mixed 86.7 62% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.18 60% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 59%
USB DISK 2.0 4GB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.14% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 7.2 Mixed 8.77 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.12 4K Mixed 0.08 32% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.14% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 CT51264BD160BJ.C8F 8GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.6% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.2 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns

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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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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