Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics13.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120312
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 14 '17 at 14:47
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 B55
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 45.3
2-Core 90.2
31% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 127
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
Poor: 44% Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5830
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 16.9
14% 15.6 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 14.5
11% 13 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
422GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 167
Write 142
Mixed 131
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.35
132% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 76.5
Write 61.2
Mixed 63.3
50% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.36
71% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 62%
Typical M5A97 EVO Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $360
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