Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 143
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 442
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 28.1
Parallax 38.3
34% 35.8 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 36.6
Splatting 35.6
30% 37 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 15 43 194 90 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 379
Write 301
Mixed 256
SusWrite 99.9
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 13.6
46% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 70.9
DQ Write 41.1
DQ Mixed 39.3
34% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 203 203 205 215 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 174
Mixed 76
SusWrite 203
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.2% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.5
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 14.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 68%

 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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