Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.1% 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 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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 96.3
1-Core 78.7
2-Core 154
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 484
46% 380 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 8472) 2GB
CLim: 1307 MHz, MLim: 1672 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.1% Poor
Lighting 35.4
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 41
29% 36.2 fps
MRender 45.3
Gravity 42.2
Splatting 0.09
21% 29.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU900 256GB
166GB free
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 414 407 409 404 406 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 459
Write 406
Mixed 391
SusWrite 411
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 34.3
114% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 192
147% 199 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 31 30 42 39 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
24% Poor
Read 45.7
Write 43.1
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 37.4
28% 37.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 24%
Great: 69%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
15GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 43 43 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
26% Poor
Read 48.2
Write 37.2
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 42.2
29% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 14.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 73%

 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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