Asus M5A97 EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.6% 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	69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 18:02
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 51.9 2-Core 104 55% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 308 32% 258 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 65.5 40% 49.1 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 40.5 33% 39.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 161 212 187 147 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 373 Write 216 Mixed 213 SusWrite 175 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 29.5 115% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 105 106% 169 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 97%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 91GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 98 99 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 112 Write 103 Mixed 77 SusWrite 98.8 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 26GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 59.3 Mixed 47 SusWrite 57.9 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 110 148 150 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 176 Write 136 Mixed 85 SusWrite 122 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 10.5 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 51%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

Raft

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 $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 $46

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