Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131210
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 13 '19 at 13:16
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 137
62% 100 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 408
41% 332 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.1% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
93% 126 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 122
Splatting 104
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 142 103 109 103 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 432
Write 312
Mixed 344
SusWrite 147
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 48.3
155% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 44.8
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 59.7
50% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 134%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
148GB free
Firmware: 3.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 69.2
Write 44.2
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 57.5
40% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
97GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 78 77 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 76
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 77.3
58% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.2% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 13.8
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,815 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $358
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