Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.6% 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	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 112 56% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 353 34% 281 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 45.1 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 29.6 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 37.7 28% 33.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 85 69 64 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 379 Write 136 Mixed 193 SusWrite 77.1 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 18.5 62% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 132 113% 168 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 284GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 105 105 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 118 Write 126 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 106 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 136 141 144 142 136 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 94 Write 121 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 137 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 212% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 90%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.2 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	2.44% Terrible	Read 6.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 2.5 6% 4.85 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.44% Great: 9%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 58GB free, PID 1666 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 12 12 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	9.51% Terrible	Read 35.7 Write 33.2 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 13.5 30% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 49% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.51% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2133 CL9 4GB Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB DDR3-2133 CL9 4GB Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 14GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns

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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 $179	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) $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