Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics147% 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 Drive84.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
16 months ago, 15 months ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime4 Days
Run DateDec 22 '22 at 00:02
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.9% Good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 125
56% 89.8 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 314
34% 267 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 199
Parallax 196
174% 203 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 154
Splatting 136
129% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 147%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 295 359 369 386 389 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 461
Write 413
Mixed 394
SusWrite 346
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 34.6
125% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 70.2
DQ Mixed 12.2
44% 102 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
534GB free
Firmware: SVQ0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 298 361 370 388 391 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 433
Write 313
Mixed 334
SusWrite 348
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 31.7
106% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 200
153% 208 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81%
Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
132GB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 94 93 96 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 78
Write 87.8
Mixed 32
SusWrite 91.1
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.9% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.9%
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 2,815 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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