Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 00:05
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 77.3
2-Core 154
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 427
45% 362 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 197
Parallax 192
115% 177 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 180
Splatting 125
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 156 102 101 71 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 473
Write 253
Mixed 277
SusWrite 122
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 36.7
137% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 139
131% 206 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 79%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
387GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 135 133 135 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 128
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 135
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RMR5040MM58F9F1600 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.4% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 12
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,838 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $354
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