Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
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.
Graphics86.8% 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 Drive37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 07 '17 at 21:23
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 11%
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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-6350 Six-Core-$100
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 59.2
2-Core 130
58% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 343
38% 297 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 115
Parallax 97.6
90% 108 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 101
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.4% Below average
Read 265
Write 87.9
Mixed 122
34% 158 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 4.74
61% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 77.3
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 29.2
42% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 39%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
276GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 138
Write 135
Mixed 131
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.81
4K Mixed 0.22
111% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB
29GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
8.82% Terrible
Read 21.4
Write 13.6
Mixed 12.1
18% 15.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.93
4K Write 0.59
4K Mixed 0.42
49% 1.65 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.82%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.2% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 8
MC Mixed 7.6
23% 7.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 8.8
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 34%

 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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