Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.6% 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 Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '19 at 15:09
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 94
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 144
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 492
47% 386 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Gigabyte(1458 3515) 1GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Lighting 21.7
Reflection 24.3
Parallax 19.6
18% 21.9 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 22.5
Splatting 24
20% 25.2 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 302 301 306 307 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 458
Mixed 401
SusWrite 314
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 53.2
177% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 261
195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
503GB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 97 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 114
Write 120
Mixed 39.4
SusWrite 98.5
68% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.8
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,823 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: $357
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