Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.5% 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	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '17 at 22:22
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 137 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 428 41% 336 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 51.4 35% 42 fps	MRender 28.2 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 38.9 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2719 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 822 (B1) Unknown 98 98 31 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 43 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 85 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16514915437	83.6% Excellent	Read 491 Write 387 Mixed 402 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 21.4 114% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 20.9 51% 107 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 124%
Marvell Raid VD 2TB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 1.5TB free Firmware: MV.R Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	69.4% Good	Read 126 Write 116 Mixed 123 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.17 68% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 199%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 30 (03) Spinup time 243 177 4816 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1228 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3043 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 832 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 161 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1067 (C2) HDA temperature 112 99 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 6	53.7% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 91.9 Mixed 98.8 72% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 214GB free Firmware: 0001BSM1 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 118801856 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2692 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 59 54 223388355904 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4395 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2135 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 14 14 86 (BC) Unknown 100 99 64425492500 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 46 589430819 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 338 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 45585 (C2) HDA temperature 35 54 17179869219 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 38 118801856 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	35.4% Below average	Read 62.4 Write 60.9 Mixed 57.8 45% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.27 65% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 18.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 14 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 86%

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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	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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Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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