Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 63.8
2-Core 124
57% 90.6 Pts
4-Core 204
8-Core 323
32% 263 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 191
Parallax 182
141% 182 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 184
Splatting 129
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 111 112 106 114 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 322
Write 144
Mixed 199
SusWrite 113
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 25.2
83% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 109
108% 172 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 83%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
298GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 93 91 89 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 106
Write 122
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 92
70% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.8% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.6
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 63%

 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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