Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (34%). 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 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 23:16
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 82 1-Core 66 2-Core 112 55% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 316 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3233) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.5 Reflection 16.5 Parallax 22.4 14% 18.5 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 15.3 Splatting 18.7 13% 16 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 127 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 109 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 126 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 141 137 158 166 172 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 179 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 150 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6545 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 4 Mixed 6 SusWrite 2.9 8% 8.28 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 6%

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 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.2% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.1 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 67%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 EVO Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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