Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics89% 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 Drive43% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 21:34
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.5% Good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 74
2-Core 141
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 225
30% 224 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89% Excellent
Lighting 90.1
Reflection 127
Parallax 181
74% 133 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 143
Splatting 116
119% 150 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 89%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 326 41 74 57 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43% Average
Read 470
Write 385
Mixed 357
SusWrite 133
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 0.8
47% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 32.4
DQ Mixed 0.9
21% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43%
Great: 102%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
113GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 334 382 377 381 380 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 380
Write 384
Mixed 267
SusWrite 354
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 32.3
114% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 257
194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
205GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 178 180 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 174
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 179
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
226% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB
2TB free, PID ce17
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 40.9
Write 41.5
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 41.3
55% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
92% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.1% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 20
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 97%

 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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