Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.6% 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	63.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 122 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 388 37% 307 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Asus(1043 841A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.6% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 33 Parallax 44.6 26% 36.3 fps	MRender 47.1 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 33.8 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 129 132 136 135 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 362 Write 148 Mixed 196 SusWrite 133 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 29.7 108% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 158 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 117 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 116 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 112 Write 97.8 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 105 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 76%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 465GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 89.1 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 89.7 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722525VLSA80 250GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 233GB free Firmware: V36OA6MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 51 50 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 54.9 Write 45.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 50.6 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT722520DLA380 200GB 329 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 186GB free Firmware: V44OA9BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 58.1 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 58.8 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 2x2GB 889 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 51%

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

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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