Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 16:24
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61% Good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 123 54% 88 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 372 37% 303 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 104 Parallax 64.3 52% 77 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 57.4 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056R6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 67 65 58 61 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 411 Write 307 Mixed 288 SusWrite 76.4 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 17.2 79% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 141 111% 160 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 511GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 120 120 121 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 110 SusWrite 119 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 912GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 130 130 130 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 141 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 127 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5471-020.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 52%

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Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,821 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	645x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	439x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	186x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	160x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	119x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	83x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	77x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	55x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	50x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16