Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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)
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 14:00
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$55
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 121
57% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 342
38% 300 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
PNY(196E 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 80.2
Parallax 72.2
63% 76.6 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 64.1
57% 71.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intenso SATAIII 256GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 111 74 38 46 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
45% Average
Read 446
Write 372
Mixed 28
SusWrite 101
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 2.9
42% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 43.3
79% 154 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45%
Great: 98%
Nvme TS256GMTE220S 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: 42B4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 267 263 267 268 267 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,097
Write 485
Mixed 836
SusWrite 284
150% 676 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 79.6
265% 92.6 MB/s
DQ Read 582
DQ Write 466
DQ Mixed 458
361% 502 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 167%
Great: 273%
SAMSUNG 200GB
172GB free
Firmware: VM10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 53 53 54 54 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 57.3
Write 55.8
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 54.1
38% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 36%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46
41GB free
Firmware: VM10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 50 52 52 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 53.8
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 51.5
35% 47.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30
420GB free
Firmware: ST6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 78 83 84 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 88
Write 88.3
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 82
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 171 178 179 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 138
Mixed 129
SusWrite 174
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
284% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 90%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 197GB
119GB free, PID 0727
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 16 16 17 18 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Read 19.8
Write 18
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 17
25% 18.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 3.7
255% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 13.5
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.6
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,842 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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