Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive29.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '17 at 18:01
Run Duration261 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 83.7
1-Core 48.2
2-Core 89.3
49% 73.7 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 248
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 245
15% 245 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE
Gigabyte(1458 350D) 1GB
CLim: 730 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 15.7
Parallax 11.7
11% 13.6 fps
MRender 19
Gravity 13.7
Splatting 17
14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 256GB
170GB free
Firmware: 70000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 492
Write 420
Mixed 458
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 17
76% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 23.9
DQ Write 52.6
DQ Mixed 16.3
19% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 170
Write 79.4
Mixed 107
26% 119 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 7.67
55% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 16.5
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 8.64
15% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64
1TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 178
Mixed 159
137% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.33
100% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 111%
Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
785GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 160
Write 117
Mixed 108
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.2
83% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
480GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
45% Average
Read 76.3
Write 80
Mixed 73.8
58% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.26
104% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
299GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 167
Mixed 147
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.19
97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 107%
ST310005 24AS 1TB
337GB free, PID 2336
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 35.8
Write 35
Mixed 35.4
46% 35.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.22
49% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.6% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 12.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $353
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