Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% 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	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '22 at 12:44
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 114 55% 86.7 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 261 29% 229 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 47.4 Parallax 56.7 36% 49.4 fps	MRender 46.7 Gravity 43.8 Splatting 33.2 33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: M306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 191 209 204 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 424 Write 252 Mixed 203 SusWrite 200 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 23.5 85% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 225 176% 243 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 83%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 107GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 63 63 64 55 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 67.8 Write 82.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 59.8 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 81GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 92 105 107 96 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 61.5 Write 52.7 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 102 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 69%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 42GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 97 100 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 34.5 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 99.6 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 11.4 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 50%

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Typical M5A97 EVO Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	37x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	18x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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