Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27% 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	59.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 69.7 2-Core 125 60% 95.4 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 287 30% 243 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 35.9 26% 32 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 32.5 30% 37 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z220 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 191 189 200 199 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 428 Write 184 Mixed 191 SusWrite 191 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 12.1 79% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 22 59% 125 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 178 179 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 178 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 818GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 120 127 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 123 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB 1,414 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 79GB free Firmware: V5CO SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 2 2.4 2 0.9 1.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 62.6 Write 7.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 1.6 14% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 37%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 419GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 101 105 104 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 102 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 185GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 27 28 29 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 30.8 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 28.2 39% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.9% Average	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 17.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 73%

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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%

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 $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 $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