Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 15:46
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 132 55% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 436 41% 341 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Lighting 82 Reflection 79.9 Parallax 76.1 67% 79.3 fps	MRender 88.7 Gravity 73 Splatting 75.1 64% 78.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 66 63 61 58 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 465 Write 396 Mixed 264 SusWrite 87.6 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 41.6 142% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 143 137% 215 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 892GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 173 179 177 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 143 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 176 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 297GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 72 73 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 73 Write 71.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 72.3 47% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 322GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 110 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 73.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 111 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%
Maxtor OneTouch 500GB 752 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 83GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 4 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 29.7 22% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 69%

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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%

Jet ski

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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 $273	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 $186	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) $35	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