Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 00:29
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 125 58% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 242 33% 245 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 67.6 Reflection 71 Parallax 63.3 55% 67.3 fps	Gravity 59.8 Splatting 55.7 51% 57.8 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 206 210 186 173 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 381 Write 255 Mixed 275 SusWrite 193 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 38.3 143% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 150 135% 206 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 91%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 62GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 141 201 212 208 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 384 Write 267 Mixed 274 SusWrite 186 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 150 138% 211 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.6% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 13.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	37x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	18x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16