Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.6% 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	103% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 15:47
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 155 60% 100 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 469 48% 384 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 48.2 33% 41.3 fps	MRender 31.5 Gravity 35 Splatting 40.2 30% 35.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 374 387 395 391 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 438 Mixed 415 SusWrite 377 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 51.2 158% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 187 155% 224 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 436GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 138 SusWrite 145 114% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 205GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 107 106 105 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 82.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 106 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 69%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 27GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 113 Write 44.8 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 0.3 40% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 196GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 103 101 99 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 84.3 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 101 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 198 193 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 176 Write 165 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 194 199% 150 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 158% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.9% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 18.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 14.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 63%

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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 $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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16