Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics90.2% 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 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '17 at 17:14
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 142
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 435
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 128
Parallax 109
92% 117 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 109
Splatting 105
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 182
Mixed 132
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.32
4K Write 2.87
4K Mixed 0.34
146% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.2% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.8
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,823 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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