Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.9% 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 Drive60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 07:11
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 71
2-Core 139
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 431
42% 343 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB; GV-N105TD5-4GD
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 37.2
31% 35.1 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 35.2
30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 100 72 75 56 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 344
Write 162
Mixed 192
SusWrite 87
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 31.2
105% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 146
122% 177 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
690GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 142 142 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 108
Write 113
Mixed 69
SusWrite 143
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 9.8
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 34%

 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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