Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.32% 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 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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 14:29
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 72
2-Core 136
62% 99.8 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 223
30% 222 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Asus(1043 0443) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 7.16
7% 7.83 fps
MRender 7.19
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 6.48
6% 6.69 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 83 99 100 97 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 31
SusWrite 96.7
62% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-084.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9
25% 8.87 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,815 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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