Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 19:50
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Memory 84.4
1-Core 18.9
2-Core 96.3
43% 66.5 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 190
25% 190 Pts
64-Core 190
12% 190 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Sapphire(174B E194) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 9.17
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 7.28
8% 8.51 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 6.43
Splatting 9.04
7% 8.29 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
514GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 163
Write 124
Mixed 135
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.31
92% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 9.1
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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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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