Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	43.9% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 13:27
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 132 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 373 38% 308 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.9% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 37.1 29% 33.9 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 39.3 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY3 128GB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 83 80 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 151 Write 120 Mixed 141 SusWrite 81.5 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 23.3 87% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 20.6 47% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 103 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 103 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 112%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 80GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 100 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 127 Write 117 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 101 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 76%
WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB 3,993 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 293GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 129 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-011.A03LF Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 9905403-011.A03LF 12GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10.2 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns

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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) $35	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