Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
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 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13.7% 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 (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO R2.0  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131125
Uptime14.1 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 07:48
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 83%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 85.6
1-Core 60.5
2-Core 83.8
52% 76.6 Pts
4-Core 92.2
8-Core 136
14% 114 Pts
64-Core 127
8% 127 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84AD) 1GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 15.8
Parallax 16.9
13% 16.1 fps
MRender 23.3
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 16.3
16% 19.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 60 55 59 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 116
Write 148
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 58.3
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.2% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 8
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 EVO R2.0 Builds (Compare 581 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $512
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