Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime10 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 00:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
63.2% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 128
52% 85.1 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 409
40% 328 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Lighting 96.4
Reflection 84.2
Parallax 76.1
79% 85.6 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 77.3
Splatting 76.8
61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hyundai 120GB SSD 120GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 329 348 354 356 354 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 456
Write 343
Mixed 306
SusWrite 344
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 20.2
108% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 36.3
67% 129 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79%
Great: 84%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB
366GB free
Firmware: 03.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 82 83 83 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 108
Write 106
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 82.4
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.8% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 15.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.4
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 85%

 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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