Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '17 at 22:02
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 52.9 2-Core 106 52% 80.6 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 282 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2980) 3GB CLim: 1243 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 51.7 Reflection 50 Parallax 57.1 42% 52.9 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 46.8 44% 55 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 197 197 19457 (03) Spinup time 196 180 1200 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1533 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4712 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1495 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 85 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 20367 (C2) HDA temperature 117 77 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 197 197 275 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	63.7% Good	Read 131 Write 91.3 Mixed 123 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.22 84% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 222GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 197 65 (03) Spinup time 134 109 6291 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11150 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 5 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12964 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8063 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1535 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 157 157 130108 (C2) HDA temperature 115 84 32 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 7 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 7 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	34.3% Below average	Read 63.2 Write 56 Mixed 55.3 44% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 57%
WD WD7500AALX-009BA0 750GB 2,069 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 188GB free Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 4 (03) Spinup time 173 168 4308 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5574 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5696 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2897 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 774 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4799 (C2) HDA temperature 114 90 33 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.2% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 88.6 Mixed 89.5 69% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.46 122% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 74%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$224 5,100 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 137GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 107 103 7650 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4246 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2139 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 537 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 27639 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.8% Average	Read 92.6 Write 77.3 Mixed 81.2 63% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.29 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 58%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 113GB free Firmware: 01.0 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 57.3 Mixed 60.2 47% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.34 101% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer 78.B1GDE.AT1 4x4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 6.8 MC Mixed 13.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.9 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 51%

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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	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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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