Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 76.6
2-Core 145
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 472
45% 370 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 90.7
Parallax 179
81% 123 fps
MRender 89.5
Gravity 125
Splatting 129
96% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 309 119 104 94 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 475
Write 414
Mixed 391
SusWrite 178
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 32.8
108% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 210
164% 226 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 14.5
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,819 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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