Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37% 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	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 81.7 1-Core 65 2-Core 120 56% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 284 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 0509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 56.3 Parallax 68.5 36% 56.1 fps	MRender 55.9 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 42.1 40% 49.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 105 96 110 108 108 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.6% Above average	Read 240 Write 123 Mixed 174 SusWrite 108 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 31.5 106% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 133 108% 154 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 82GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 59 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 40.2 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 59.7 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 59%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 81GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 85 85 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 48 Mixed 47 SusWrite 85.7 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 59%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 78GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 134 133 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 97.3 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 135 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML4GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CML4GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 41%

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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 $125Bench 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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16