Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.6% 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 Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 10:39
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 136
64% 102 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 472
44% 365 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 109
Parallax 92.2
82% 100 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 96.1
Splatting 94.6
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 115 157 185 145 130 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.1% Good
Read 255
Write 176
Mixed 56.4
SusWrite 138
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 42.9
131% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 8.8
DQ Mixed 3.1
24% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$23
204GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 60 62 61 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 91.2
Write 81.9
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 60.2
54% 73.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1600 CL9 Series F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1600 CL9 Series 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.4% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 8.7
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,844 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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