Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.6% 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)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '16 at 16:25
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 149
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 485
45% 378 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1201.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 54.3
Parallax 53.1
36% 50.3 fps
MRender 52.6
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 42
36% 44.3 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.6%
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)
72.7% Very good
Read 145
Write 108
Mixed 112
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.14
74% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB2OC60F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 75.2
Write 76.1
Mixed 55.1
51% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.22
62% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 45%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$49
34GB free
Firmware: 4.AAA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 71.9
Mixed 69.3
51% 67.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.3
81% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 38.6%
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 below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.7% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 19.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.4
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 53.7%
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 2,844 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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