Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics86.3% 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 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 18 '18 at 02:44
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 65.6
2-Core 130
56% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 300
34% 264 Pts
64-Core 305
19% 305 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 112
Parallax 94.9
89% 105 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
84GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 376 351 289 271 264 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 439
Mixed 423
SusWrite 326
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 80.5
4K Mixed 52.1
173% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 25.8
84% 182 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 105%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
757GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 131 122 136 145 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 186
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 127
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$48
471GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 140 140 137 142 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 158
Write 125
Mixed 84
SusWrite 138
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 7.8
MC Mixed 6.9
22% 7.53 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.3
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 83
48% 83 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,817 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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