Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 22:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 above expectations (90th percentile)
65.4% Good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 142
57% 94.7 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 434
43% 353 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 178
Parallax 181
117% 168 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 165
Splatting 119
108% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 105 133 129 86 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 278
Write 207
Mixed 230
SusWrite 118
47% 208 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 35.6
127% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 169
130% 175 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
801GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 146 146 146 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 160
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 146
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 15.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 12.5
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44%
Great: 79%

 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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