Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.6% 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	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 00:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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 FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 143 60% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 440 44% 355 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PNY(196E 104C) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 19.4 Parallax 25.3 16% 21.5 fps	MRender 27.4 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 23.2 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 167 100 167 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1045 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 54 (A9) Unknown 100 100 49 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 43 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 100 184683593768 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4041 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2621 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3488	58.8% Above average	Read 485 Write 199 Mixed 281 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 3.56 74% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 3.77 46% 108 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 601GB free Firmware: CC49 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 117 99 156022720 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7956 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 112090569 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5546 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3512 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 131114 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 46 622854181 (C2) HDA temperature 37 54 81604378661 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 30 21 156022720 (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 76927159253953 (F1) Unknown 100 253 734215757 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1477034653	66.5% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 97.4 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 68%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 170GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 92 92 3310 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5103 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 9529 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 19935 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3821 (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 76 57 404226072 (C2) HDA temperature 69 53 521666591 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 41565 (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	56.2% Above average	Read 97 Write 98.5 Mixed 98.3 74% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.44 114% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,025 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.5% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 62%

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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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Total price: $512

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