Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 04:15
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 135
61% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 421
41% 336 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 82.4
Parallax 59.3
62% 72.6 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 72.3
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 494
Write 108
Mixed 153
54% 251 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 13.1
90% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 84.6
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 23.4
40% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
625GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 162
Mixed 159
137% 183 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.35
141% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 18.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 72%

 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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