Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics125% 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 Drive77.2% 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)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '22 at 18:37
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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)
62.1% Good
Memory 80.1
1-Core 69.8
2-Core 133
58% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 376
38% 308 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 171
Reflection 182
Parallax 175
139% 176 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 177
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 151 128 126 132 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 452
Write 412
Mixed 298
SusWrite 151
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 37
126% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 250
186% 244 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
311GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 47 38 45 40 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
27.6% Poor
Read 53.3
Write 64
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 42.7
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Apacer AP38G1338U2K 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 12.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.7%
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 2,817 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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