Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.3% 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	81.2% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '16 at 14:14
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 118 53% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 325 33% 269 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Sapphire(174B E306) CLim: 918 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 43.9 Parallax 46.8 28% 41.7 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 34.3 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1826 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 916 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 63 (A3) Unknown 100 100 28 (A4) Unknown 100 100 98647 (A5) Unknown 100 100 145 (A6) Unknown 100 100 48 (A7) Unknown 100 100 95 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 31 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 187895 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 478126 (F2) Unknown 100 100 401442 (F5) Unknown 100 100 789176	81.2% Excellent	Read 504 Write 357 Mixed 421 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 31 108% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 58.5 64% 107 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 103%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 486GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 171 4341 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2092 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5766 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 686 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 173 173 81215 (C2) HDA temperature 118 110 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51% Above average	Read 80 Write 97.6 Mixed 102 70% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.23 87% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 84%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 8GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 7GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	6.03% Terrible	Read 20 Write 8.89 Mixed 9.44 14% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.004 19% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.03% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB 7,511 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 15 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 11.1 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 53%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	28x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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