Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.48% 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 123
58% 92.9 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 382
38% 309 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB
CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
7.48% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 16.9
Parallax 10.7
7% 11.9 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 10.5
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71
618GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 37 46 44 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 57.9
Write 22
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 43.6
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
92% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CML16GX3M2A1600C10 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL CML16GX3M2A1600C10 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.9% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 14.2
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 11.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.9%
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: $357
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