Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 23:35
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 145
60% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 343
38% 300 Pts
64-Core 332
21% 332 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.6%
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: 388.13
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.3% Good
Lighting 76.3
Reflection 78
Parallax 69.8
62% 74.7 fps
MRender 77.9
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 62.4
57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intenso SATAIII 256GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 144 99 45 91 54 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 446
Write 366
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 124
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 1.2
48% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 19
DQ Mixed 1.2
28% 73.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 98%
Nvme TS256GMTE220S 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: 42B4S8JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 271 268 269 270 270 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,190
Write 934
Mixed 930
SusWrite 286
186% 835 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 71.3
235% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 468
362% 495 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 161%
Great: 273%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46
172GB free
Firmware: VM10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 55 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 56.9
Write 54.1
Mixed 38
SusWrite 55.1
38% 51 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 32%
Samsung SP2004C 200GB-$46
40GB free
Firmware: VM10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 47.6
Write 55.1
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 18.4
29% 39.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 32%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69
421GB free
Firmware: ST6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 102 102 100 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 88.3
Write 87.1
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 101
58% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 61%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90
3TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 186 184 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 162
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 186
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 168 168 169 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 128
Write 120
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 168
172% 126 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
44% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 991770 Corsair VS2GB1333D4 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 13.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.4
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.2%
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 2,840 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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