Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics166% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 04 '21 at 05:37
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 72.8
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 106
50% 80 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 379
36% 296 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5538 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.39
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
166% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 261
Parallax 285
179% 255 fps
MRender 331
Gravity 223
Splatting 170
189% 242 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 166%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
540GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 48 89 87 101 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 101
Write 80.9
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 82.9
63% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 68%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power8G 8GB
7GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.2 3 3 2.6 3 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.46% Terrible
Read 15.8
Write 0.5
Mixed 4
SusWrite 2.8
6% 5.77 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
23% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.46%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLFF65F-C8KL9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 12.3
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40%
Great: 66%

 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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