Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '21 at 14:53
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 78.6
1-Core 63.7
2-Core 109
53% 83.7 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 189
26% 191 Pts
64-Core 187
12% 187 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 380
Nvidia(10DE 063B) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.96% Terrible
Lighting 0.9
Reflection 3
Parallax 0.4
1% 1.43 fps
MRender 3.4
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.5
1% 1.77 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.96%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samaz 512GB 512GB
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 389 349 350 377 380 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.8% Excellent
Read 461
Write 355
Mixed 366
SusWrite 372
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 25.4
110% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 42
69% 129 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 107
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 58%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
318GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 65 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 87.2
Write 78.4
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 67.2
53% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-014.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/8GX Samsung F7251U62F9333GXSAX CT102464BD160B.C16 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.2% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,834 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $354
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