Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '18 at 08:30
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 144
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 454
44% 364 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Gigabyte(1458 361B) 3GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.7% Average
Lighting 52.9
Reflection 45.4
Parallax 63.2
43% 53.8 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 44.3
45% 56.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 118
Write 101
Mixed 104
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.39
82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 88%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46
5GB free
Firmware: VM10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 39.9
Write 52.9
Mixed 36.9
32% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.29
77% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 32%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109
4GB free
Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 80.2
Write 71.5
Mixed 81.5
59% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.13
35% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G M378B5773DH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.6% Above average
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 19.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.3
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,814 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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