Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	58.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '23 at 16:16
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 109 49% 78.4 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 293 29% 239 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 510GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 181 175 170 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 137 Write 316 Mixed 314 SusWrite 176 54% 236 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 33.1 117% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 135 102% 136 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 139%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 48GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 91 87 91 88 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 72.3 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 87.4 52% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 23GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 92 93 94 90 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 55.2 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 90.3 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	39% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 63%

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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	14	11	64	0"	1365 657

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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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16