Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21.1% 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	77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 124 60% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 388 36% 302 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 23.8 Reflection 27 Parallax 33.4 19% 28.1 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 31 Splatting 25.8 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 90 84 78 73 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 420 Write 393 Mixed 326 SusWrite 106 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 42 138% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 179 154% 226 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 92GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 90 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 170 Write 135 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 91.9 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 112%
Maxtor STM3320820AS 320GB 4,234 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 34GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 24 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 52.8 31% 42 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 44%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 58GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 59.2 Mixed 44 SusWrite 59.6 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 51%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 70GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 111 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 112 133% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 1,270 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	28.9% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 7.3 25% 8.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 35%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	32	69	56	60	28.9"	1920 1080	PHL0000 PHILIPS FTV

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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	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