Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.1% 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	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '18 at 09:44
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 123 60% 94.4 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 326 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 56.7 37% 44.2 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 44.9 Splatting 38.5 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 44585549 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -50182397877987 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2173 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 62 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 45 73017393183 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 73017393183 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 44585549 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 44585549 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 44585549 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17178 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10086 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10086 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6258 (F4) Unknown 96 96 9044106	47.4% Average	Read 383 Write 112 Mixed 140 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 12.8 73% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81 DQ Write 91.9 DQ Mixed 26.9 37% 66.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 518GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4676 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8439 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2165 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17987 (C2) HDA temperature 109 91 34 (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	101% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 167 Mixed 160 128% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.25 115% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD WD6400AARS-00Y5B1 640GB 2,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 346GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 145 (03) Spinup time 131 117 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9670 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 29207 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5041 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 965 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 57 57 430835 (C2) HDA temperature 113 92 34 (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 195885 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 94 Mixed 77.1 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 0.83 4K Mixed 0.24 74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 8GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 128 Write 9.41 Mixed 12.9 40% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 0.06 4K Mixed 0.04 41% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 6,948 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.3% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 18 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 71%

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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 $134	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