Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.3% 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '21 at 12:53
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
61.6% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 70
2-Core 134
57% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 370
38% 307 Pts
64-Core 255
16% 255 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 52.5
Reflection 57
Parallax 74.5
43% 61.3 fps
MRender 291
Gravity 56.2
Splatting 42.4
95% 130 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 70 79 75 75 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 410
Write 316
Mixed 122
SusWrite 107
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 7.6
50% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 212
151% 192 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
202GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 121 113 118 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 118
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.9% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 13
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 11.1
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 64%

 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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