Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23% 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	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 12:39
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 88 1-Core 74 2-Core 134 61% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 437 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 3011) 2GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23% Poor	Lighting 28 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 36.3 23% 31.4 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 22 Splatting 34.5 23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM01.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 36 23 18 21 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 334 Write 69.1 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 24.5 28% 131 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 7.2 56% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 33.4 DQ Mixed 6.6 22% 50 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 89%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 205 154 156 137 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 412 Write 332 Mixed 272 SusWrite 182 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 14.3 58% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 44.6 49% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 316GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 113 112 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 68 SusWrite 111 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 121GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 65 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 42 SusWrite 60.4 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 66%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MB 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 6GB free, PID 0408 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 26.4 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 27.3 35% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 13.4 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $273	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