Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive34.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '22 at 19:40
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 74.3
1-Core 68.8
2-Core 118
54% 87.2 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 275
31% 241 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.1% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 5.6
Parallax 11.4
5% 7.8 fps
MRender 4.4
Gravity 9.2
Splatting 4.6
5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.1%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 54 45 50 86 70 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.8% Below average
Read 112
Write 68.3
Mixed 72.6
SusWrite 60.6
18% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 18.2
81% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 18.5
22% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 73%
SiI RAID 0 Set 0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 87.2
Write 31.4
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 34
36% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 1.2
306% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 16GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
36.6% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 12.6
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 49%

 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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