Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 EVO R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 28 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 77.5
2-Core 139
65% 103 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 483
46% 378 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Device(0000 0000) 3GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2139 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 63.3
60% 69.9 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 74.6
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 127 124 126 125 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 444
Write 398
Mixed 263
SusWrite 130
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 31.5
107% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 222
175% 243 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 93%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB
161GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 109 111 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 111
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX186* 0D3/4G CML8GX3M2A1866C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.8% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 17.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 55%

 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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