Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.9% 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	42.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 11:36
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	24%

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)	63.5% Good	Memory 78.2 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 130 57% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 363 40% 315 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 41.1 36% 42.1 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 39 Splatting 33.3 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 4.3 43 31 3.9 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 428 Write 334 Mixed 314 SusWrite 60.5 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 10.3 58% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 43.7 48% 81.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 98 184 184 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 106 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 135 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250820NS 250GB-$107 252 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 233GB free Firmware: 3.AEE SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 76.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 45 SusWrite 77.1 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%
WD WD2500YS-01SHB1 251GB 1,993 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 234GB free Firmware: 20.06C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 58.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 58.1 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 149GB free Firmware: 3.ADH SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 69 70 70 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 65.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 69 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 712GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 92 90 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 82.3 Write 87.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 90.4 53% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE F6451U67G1600G F6451U67G1600G 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.9% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns

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

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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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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