Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	85.2% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 22:13
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 76.6 2-Core 137 60% 98.1 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 458 43% 357 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% XFX(1682 9380) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 50.7 Parallax 60.9 37% 52.3 fps	MRender 50.1 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 36.3 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 100 93 117 117 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 403 Mixed 310 SusWrite 130 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 48.1 156% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 253 187% 245 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 110%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 300GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 107 111 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 132 Write 101 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 110 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-037.A00LF Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 39%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 31%

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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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Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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