Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.3% 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	91.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 07:41
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 155 61% 104 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 455 46% 370 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8529) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 40.9 35% 41.8 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 33.9 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 176 196 156 212 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 218 Mixed 444 SusWrite 172 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 49.4 162% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 28.7 78% 168 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 193GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 277 310 310 307 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 447 Mixed 380 SusWrite 275 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 51.3 170% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 257 193% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 224GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 277 318 335 319 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 414 SusWrite 283 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 29.9 128% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 50.8 89% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 364GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 109 115 103 107 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 87.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 105 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 221GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 77 75 76 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 165 Write 133 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 74.9 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 288GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 109 111 109 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 128 Write 136 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 107 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 109%
HTS54806 0M9AT00 60GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 49GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 22 21 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.6% Very poor	Read 27 Write 21.3 Mixed 15 SusWrite 20.6 27% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 76%

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Typical M5A97 EVO R2.0 Builds (Compare 581 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 $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 $177	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