Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.3% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 17:16
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 66
2-Core 119
57% 89.8 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 257
30% 233 Pts
64-Core 269
17% 269 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 88.2
Reflection 136
Parallax 62.2
72% 95.4 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
741GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 136
Mixed 146
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.25
108% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 153
Write 138
Mixed 135
106% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.23
98% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.2% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 13.1
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 10
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 58%

 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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