Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 28 '21 at 16:25
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 83.1
1-Core 48.2
2-Core 99
50% 76.8 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 220
22% 176 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 177
Parallax 177
120% 167 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 174
Splatting 124
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 231 234 231 232 221 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 416
Write 394
Mixed 310
SusWrite 237
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 34.1
111% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 225
165% 217 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 124%
Samsung HD403LJ 400GB-$183
211GB free
Firmware: CT100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 30 30 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
23.3% Poor
Read 51.7
Write 56.7
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 29.2
32% 43.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 2133X 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 14.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 11.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,834 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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