Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '19 at 17:28
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 121 54% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 370 35% 292 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 59.2 54% 64.4 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 65.8 55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 186 105 112 51 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 429 Write 347 Mixed 181 SusWrite 132 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 19.8 84% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 99.2 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 112 92% 128 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 88%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 2,959 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 32GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 25.2 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 29.9 20% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 63%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 835GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 129 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 118 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 128 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 5.7 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 67%

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	37x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	18x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $360

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