Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


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 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

CPU throttled at 78% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366x768x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 12:28
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	78%

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 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 48.8 2-Core 82.8 48% 71.1 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 298 28% 232 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 847B) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 1.91 2% 2.43 fps	MRender 2.76 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 2.09 2% 2.38 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 93 99 99 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 408 Write 381 Mixed 317 SusWrite 133 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 25.7 91% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 178 143% 202 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 633GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 170 169 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 149 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 168 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 188 188 188 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 174 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 188 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
OLYMPUS DVR 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 6GB free, PID 0251 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	3.14% Terrible	Read 2.7 Write 2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 2.1 3% 2.32 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.14% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.7 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%

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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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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