Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.69% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120426
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 02:05
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 81.2
1-Core 41.4
2-Core 82.7
46% 68.4 Pts
4-Core 155
8-Core 206
23% 180 Pts
64-Core 212
13% 212 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
Nvidia(10DE 089C) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.69% Terrible
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 12.6
Parallax 9.12
9% 10.9 fps
MRender 15
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 14.8
11% 13.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.69%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 158
Mixed 98.6
103% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.37
105% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
31.6% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 12.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 8.4
19% 6.6 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A97 EVO Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $360
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