Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics145% 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 Drive53.9% 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 15:12
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
61% Good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 67.9
2-Core 135
57% 94 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 332
36% 284 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 259
Parallax 317
138% 248 fps
MRender 321
Gravity 239
Splatting 174
192% 245 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 145%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 95 90 77 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 302
Write 138
Mixed 178
SusWrite 89.3
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 28.6
103% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 85.1
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 94.8
74% 100 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 87%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
110GB free
Firmware: X312
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 158 174 187 112 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 454
Write 332
Mixed 124
SusWrite 151
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 22.8
111% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 69.4
77% 129 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 108%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180
124GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 260 252 277 296 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 312
Write 175
Mixed 238
SusWrite 247
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 13.9
72% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 56
DQ Mixed 8.8
31% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 108%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
145GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 114 116 116 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 113
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 114
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
57% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 87%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
117GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 100 100 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 96.8
SusWrite 100
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.3% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 16.4
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 12.3
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 62%

 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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