Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 16:14
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 32.9 2-Core 106 46% 73.3 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 251 28% 219 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Asus(1043 83C7) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.24% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 0.5 1% 1.47 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 0.87 Splatting 1.91 2% 1.89 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.24% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 102 107 95 97 116 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 110 Write 97.2 Mixed 53 SusWrite 100 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 82%
ASMT 2135 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 33GB free, PID 0200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 124 120 111 119 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	133% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 137 Mixed 140 SusWrite 117 185% 139 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 26.1 4K Mixed 17.5 1,551% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 33.3 DQ Mixed 22.2 1,966% 25.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.3 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 62%

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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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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,824 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	869x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	187x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	84x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16