Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.8% 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	86.9% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 15:29
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	14%

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-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 (96^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 140 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 471 44% 368 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.2% 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: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 48.4 30% 40.7 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 35.5 Splatting 27.3 26% 32 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 371 365 382 384 387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 324 Write 352 Mixed 275 SusWrite 373 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 37.6 131% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 166 145% 215 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 541GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 144 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 167 Write 170 Mixed 142 SusWrite 144 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 173GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 79.9 Write 79.3 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 77.5 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 69%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 27GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 117 Write 27.8 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 68.6 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 163GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 78 79 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 95 Write 89.4 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 77.5 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 191 195 192 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 193 Write 184 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 192 210% 159 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 186% 7.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 81.6% 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 (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.7% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 19 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 15 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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 $273	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 $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 $45	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