Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics23.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '18 at 06:17
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Memory 57.2
1-Core 44.7
2-Core 66.3
37% 56.1 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 167
18% 141 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
MSI(1462 3050) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Lighting 28.3
Reflection 26.8
Parallax 34.4
23% 29.8 fps
MRender 25
Gravity 26.6
Splatting 32.4
23% 28 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 483
Write 201
Mixed 279
70% 321 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 11
51% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 90.9
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 41
42% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
76GB free
Firmware: 521A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 502
Write 135
Mixed 193
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 29.7
4K Mixed 10.5
55% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 83.3
DQ Write 68.3
DQ Mixed 47
43% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 73%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
234GB free
Firmware: 1AJ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 102
Write 119
Mixed 114
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.41
4K Mixed 0.5
135% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 75%
Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB-$139
10GB free
Firmware: CC2F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 71.3
Write 56.3
Mixed 68.4
49% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.39
83% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.5
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.47 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.1
12% 4.03 GB/s
Latency 136
29% 136 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 62%

 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%
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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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