Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '16 at 17:57
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 75.9
1-Core 60
2-Core 101
50% 79 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 172
21% 162 Pts
64-Core 210
13% 210 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Lighting 9.07
Reflection 7.85
Parallax 9.03
7% 8.65 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 7.22
7% 8.49 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721612PLA380 120GB
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P23O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 38.9
Write 50.5
Mixed 47.9
35% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.11
4K Write 0.52
4K Mixed 0.12
28% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.3% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 7.9
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.5 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,829 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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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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