Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics165% 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 Drive83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '22 at 13:01
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Memory 82.4
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 106
50% 78.3 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 263
30% 232 Pts
64-Core 260
16% 260 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
165% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 232
Parallax 306
181% 253 fps
MRender 296
Gravity 230
Splatting 167
182% 231 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 165%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
786GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 308 370 390 416 395 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 410
Write 375
Mixed 364
SusWrite 369
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 33.7
109% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 181
152% 219 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
113GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 173 176 177 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 144
Mixed 90.1
SusWrite 175
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 13.1
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 72%

 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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