Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '20 at 21:10
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 83%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60% Above average
Memory 86.9
1-Core 40
2-Core 83.9
48% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 262
28% 221 Pts
64-Core 241
15% 241 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 12.8
12% 13 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 12.6
9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 112 107 103 77 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 285
Write 149
Mixed 198
SusWrite 104
41% 184 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 24.6
94% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 116
94% 132 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 154 153 154 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 150
Write 153
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 153
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100
729GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 75 75 74 75 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
22.4% Poor
Read 10
Write 86.3
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 68.3
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
34% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 22.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.7
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43%
Great: 63%

 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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