Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 31 '16 at 17:18
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 77.3
2-Core 153
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 480
45% 375 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1201.0
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 43.1
Reflection 51.9
Parallax 58.2
35% 51.1 fps
MRender 51.1
Gravity 38.7
Splatting 39.6
35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WL1000GSA6472 1.5TB
1TB free
Firmware: 60.0AB60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 137
Write 121
Mixed 112
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.15
77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB2OC60F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 74.4
Write 61.3
Mixed 59.8
49% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.25
68% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 39%
Great: 45%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$49
34GB free
Firmware: 4.AAA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
41% Average
Read 71.2
Write 71.5
Mixed 67.5
53% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.29
87% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 41%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 14.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,840 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $354
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