Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52% 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	82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 149 55% 93 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 454 47% 377 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 68.2 52% 67.6 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 62 Splatting 55.7 51% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 301 293 295 276 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 449 Write 412 Mixed 358 SusWrite 286 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 37.2 121% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 207 154% 203 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 384 382 377 379 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 449 Write 412 Mixed 370 SusWrite 361 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 38.3 124% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 210 157% 209 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 271GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 372 333 322 328 316 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 449 Write 413 Mixed 384 SusWrite 323 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 38.3 124% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 202 151% 200 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $512

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 $178	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