Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.8% 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	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120312
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '16 at 15:42
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 63.8 2-Core 121 55% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 336 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.1001 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 52.1 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 71.7 42% 62.8 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 54.5 47% 57.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^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 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 159 (A3) Unknown 100 100 61 (A4) Unknown 100 100 3895 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 2 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8336 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7852 (F5) Unknown 100 100 15580	57.8% Above average	Read 475 Write 235 Mixed 248 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 18.1 66% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 34.2 40% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 92%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 428GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 85 241471740 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 17142 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 850820815 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28056 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4110 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 76 76 24 (BE) vendor-specific 59 40 690552873 (C2) HDA temperature 41 60 38654705705 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 55 21080517 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	34.9% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 52.7 Mixed 56.9 45% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.31 72% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 43%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80 1,461 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 465GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 85 95464730 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 9104 (05) Reallocated sector count 95 95 225 (07) Seek error rate 90 60 979420553 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28755 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4111 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 64044 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 42 95196610602 (C2) HDA temperature 42 58 38654705706 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 46 177390470 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	44.7% Average	Read 78.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 64.9 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.43 103% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 43%
SiImage 120GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 71GB free Firmware: 0000 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 131 Write 31.7 Mixed 47.5 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 0.07 4K Mixed 0.08 63% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 101%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	15x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	10x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	3x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	37x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	18x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16