Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics94.8% 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 Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 08:52
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Memory 71.5
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 146
56% 96.2 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 390
38% 311 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 105
Reflection 155
Parallax 186
86% 149 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 173
Splatting 122
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 72 81 76 74 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
45% Average
Read 146
Write 109
Mixed 103
SusWrite 77.3
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 25
95% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 104
82% 113 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45%
Great: 55%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
3.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 172 177 193 169 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 178
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 181
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
405GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 86 88 79 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 91.3
Write 61
Mixed 59.6
SusWrite 85
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-174.A00LF 9905403-174.A00LF 9905474-040.A00LF 9905474-040.A00LF 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
24.7% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 8.6
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7
SC Mixed 8.6
22% 7.7 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,823 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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