Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 64 2-Core 120 54% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 383 37% 306 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 88.7 56% 72 fps	MRender 58.7 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 75.8 55% 65.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST6OA3BF SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 56 71 80 83 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 81.3 Write 93 Mixed 39 SusWrite 73.3 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 63%
Hitachi HTS541640J9SA00 40GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 26GB free Firmware: SB1OC74P SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 26 30 32 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	8.85% Terrible	Read 3 Write 37.2 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 27.5 13% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 26%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 125GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 66 81 95 99 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 124 Write 100 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 86.2 60% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 206GB free Firmware: GH2OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 82 92 94 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 26 SusWrite 87.4 62% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 72%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 428GB free Firmware: 0005SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 137 139 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 141 Write 123 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 139 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Adata 12GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.5% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 38%

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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 $175Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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