Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.03% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120917
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '17 at 06:24
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 70 2-Core 135 61% 98 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 392 38% 315 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Gigabyte(1458 365D) 2GB CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 365.19 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.03% Terrible	Lighting 10.5 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 11.6 8% 10.5 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 9.43 Splatting 13.2 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.03% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16669 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5034 (B1) Unknown 93 93 221 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 58 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 1 1 5984490 (EB) Unknown 99 99 68 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15243259016	74.8% Very good	Read 487 Write 337 Mixed 375 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 18.6 82% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 69.5 95% 175 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 110%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 794GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 113 99 7325 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3325 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5789 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2701 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 41 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15477 (C2) HDA temperature 122 94 25 (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	51.6% Above average	Read 75.4 Write 104 Mixed 103 71% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.14 57% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 57%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 700GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 208 205 4566 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1949 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17193 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4300 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6249 (C2) HDA temperature 127 95 23 (C4) Reallocation count 189 189 11 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 15 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	43.4% Average	Read 81.9 Write 68.9 Mixed 67.8 55% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.32 98% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 51%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 343GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 134 7716 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7619 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 29 29 52488 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5607 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 105 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7618 (C2) HDA temperature 121 105 29 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 765 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46% Average	Read 81.8 Write 78.2 Mixed 69.3 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.28 85% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 17 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.2 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 69%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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