Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.4% 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)
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	14.7 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	Feb 29 '24 at 22:07
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 125 62% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 299 33% 259 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 843B) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 326.80 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 26.6 Parallax 27.5 18% 25.5 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 24.8 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 256GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 88GB free Firmware: U1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 259 259 262 262 203 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 477 Write 414 Mixed 372 SusWrite 248 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 24.8 132% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 36.5 73% 144 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 99%
Nvme Apacer AS2280Q4 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 310GB free Firmware: SN07443 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 465 461 467 468 492 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	161% Outstanding	Read 1,124 Write 1,020 Mixed 1037 SusWrite 464 204% 911 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 67.4 222% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 478 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 461 335% 436 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 360%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 162GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 262 264 266 267 278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 419 Mixed 397 SusWrite 264 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 46.6 153% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 223 173% 236 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 125%
Apacer AS350 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 562GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP615PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 264 266 270 270 283 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 as expected (55^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 20.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 13.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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	67	55	60	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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