Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.3% 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	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 09:21
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 131 57% 93.8 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 376 37% 302 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 67.6 41% 50.7 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 39.1 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 148 119 141 151 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 412 Write 205 Mixed 204 SusWrite 136 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 21.8 87% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 67.6 DQ Mixed 108 89% 132 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 76%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 78GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 67 63 73 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	36% Below average	Read 57.1 Write 59.5 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 67.8 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 152GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 41.5 Write 52.5 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 80.9 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.9% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 93%

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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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16