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Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '22 at 00:49
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 51.2
2-Core 103
50% 78.3 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 202
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$244
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Lighting 106
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 91.4
86% 93.2 fps
MRender 84.3
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 65.4
60% 74.3 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$47
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 326 332 340 351 352 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 385
Write 359
Mixed 334
SusWrite 326
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 38.2
127% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 37.6
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 54.3
44% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 125%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 498GB
311GB free
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 88
Write 93.3
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 114
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 122%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.7% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 12.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 10.7
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 34.7%
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 2,889 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $369
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