Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.8% 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	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 07:51
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 65.2 1-Core 67 2-Core 130 52% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 403 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 227D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 37.1 26% 32.5 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 32.4 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 102 97 76 70 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 426 Write 391 Mixed 287 SusWrite 111 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 36.6 123% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 145 136% 213 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 211GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 125 128 129 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 101 Mixed 77 SusWrite 128 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 10 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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	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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Total price: $512

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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