Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.8% 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	47.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '18 at 06:43
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 128 60% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 291 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% XFX(1682 3252) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 44.1 27% 36.7 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 36.5 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 124803160600708 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2208 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2161 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 861781 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 861781 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1044348 (F9) Unknown 100 100 27667	47.1% Average	Read 425 Write 77.6 Mixed 139 46% 214 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 14 69% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 34.4 46% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 80%
Fujitsu MJA2500BH G2 500GB 1,681 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 36GB free Firmware: 00000018 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 93188 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 69926912 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 10316 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 9019431321600 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 587 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 17601 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1670 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 164669 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 227633659936 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 19750 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 974913536 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 17338 (CB) Run out cancel 100 100 2628555638595 (F0) Head flying hours 200 200 0	30.9% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 51.3 Mixed 55.2 41% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.24 68% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 18GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 106345320 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1260 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 140109740 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12006 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1016 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 64 52 673251364 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 19 19 163422 (C2) HDA temperature 36 48 73014444068 (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 11171209944065 (F1) Unknown 100 253 34255461257 (F2) Unknown 100 253 887041831663	66.3% Good	Read 125 Write 107 Mixed 102 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.18 68% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.5 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 63%

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

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Typical M5A97 EVO R2.0 Builds (Compare 579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $57Bench 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 $184	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) $33	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