Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.9% 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 Drive58.7% 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
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '17 at 02:12
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$125
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 74.2
2-Core 152
62% 104 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 459
46% 373 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 149
Parallax 140
95% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 145
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$100
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 399
Write 304
Mixed 277
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 10.8
72% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 10.8
27% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70
36GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3FF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 111
Write 97.5
Mixed 98.6
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.29
67% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Team-Elite-1333 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Team-Elite-1333 16GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,844 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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