Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics113% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 29 '18 at 03:04
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 75.5
2-Core 149
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 470
45% 373 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 177
Parallax 191
116% 170 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 182
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 112
Write 88.5
Mixed 83.7
71% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.29
87% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0-DJ-F 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14.2
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
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 2,815 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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