Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '16 at 17:38
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$55
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 154
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 382
42% 334 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.137.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 32.3
Parallax 43.2
32% 38.2 fps
MRender 29.3
Gravity 30.2
Splatting 38.2
27% 32.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
207GB free
Firmware: MS1O
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 166
Mixed 123
113% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.16
83% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 103%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 310GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
177% Outstanding
Read 430
Write 186
Mixed 173
195% 263 MB/s
4K Read 2.69
4K Write 4.24
4K Mixed 0.49
244% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 177%
Great: 177%
Toshiba MK2561GS 250GB
143GB free
Firmware: MH00
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 101
Mixed 95.6
74% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.38
95% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 57%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 190GB
73GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
135% Outstanding
Read 251
Write 216
Mixed 219
172% 229 MB/s
4K Read 8.98
4K Write 3.57
4K Mixed 0.21
464% 4.25 MB/s
Poor: 135%
This bench: 135%
Great: 143%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 993990 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 21.2
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 16
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 EVO R2.0 Builds (Compare 581 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $512
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