Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.61% 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.
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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 10 '16 at 16:29
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 57.2
2-Core 108
51% 80.8 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 301
29% 238 Pts
64-Core 281
17% 281 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7670
Sapphire(174B E181) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 12.102.4.0
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
5.61% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 6.81
Parallax 6.69
6% 6.84 fps
MRender 6.33
Gravity 6.17
Splatting 6.96
5% 6.49 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.61%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 126
Write 96.4
Mixed 95.1
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.11
47% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HU564403EP0200 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.9% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 9.8
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 54%

 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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