Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.6% 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	82.2% 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

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '23 at 14:04
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70% Good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 140 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 355 38% 302 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 843B) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 30.8 18% 26.4 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 24.7 23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: U1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 262 266 266 266 200 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 481 Write 420 Mixed 404 SusWrite 253 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 25 132% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 36.5 71% 140 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 99%
Nvme Apacer AS2280Q4 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 262GB free Firmware: SN07443 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 461 466 471 470 500 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	163% Outstanding	Read 1,158 Write 1034 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 470 208% 928 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 66.7 218% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 508 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 487 354% 462 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 360%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 162GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 264 268 270 268 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 436 Mixed 419 SusWrite 268 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 46.3 151% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 204 164% 231 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 125%
Apacer AS350 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 644GB free Firmware: AP615PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 270 275 276 277 291 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2400C11 Series 2x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 20.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 14.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%

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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: 0P 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%	0	71	59	60	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	102x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16