Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.22% 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 Drive	40.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 23:39
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 129 56% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 378 36% 300 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 8A9E) 2GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.22% Terrible	Lighting 8.97 Reflection 8.81 Parallax 11.2 7% 9.64 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 12.4 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.22% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 78 81 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 118 Write 87.8 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 80.7 22% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 23.1 90% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 92.1 DQ Mixed 74 54% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 73%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 98GB free Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 57 55 57 57 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 470 Write 332 Mixed 186 SusWrite 95.6 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 17.9 82% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 216 156% 204 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 91%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 118GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 123 93 93 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 472 Write 424 Mixed 353 SusWrite 142 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 26.8 91% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 163 150% 232 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 182 185 185 185 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 153 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 181 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 20.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 16.6 25% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 38%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 8GB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 9.3 Mixed 10 SusWrite 4.1 14% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.7 153% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.2 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 63%

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

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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 $175Bench 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 $295	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