Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.2% 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	68.2% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	5900 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '19 at 08:44
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 47 2-Core 125 50% 82.8 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 284 30% 241 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% PwrHis(1787 2320) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1225 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Lighting 29 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 35.6 24% 32.2 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 37.3 25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 12 20 29 33 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 411 Write 391 Mixed 311 SusWrite 66.4 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 38.4 134% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 37 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 48.3 64% 108 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3500620AS 500GB-$145 5,462 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 59 57 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 52 Write 20.5 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 57.8 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 118 Mixed 51.2 80% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.2 160% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 52%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 264GB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 32 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 31 Write 30.3 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 31.3 40% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 DDR3 1600 2x4GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.1% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 64%

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

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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 $90Bench 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	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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16