Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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. 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.6% 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 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 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 20 '17 at 16:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 134
61% 97.8 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 304
34% 266 Pts
64-Core 305
19% 305 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Lighting 63.6
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 82.9
52% 72.2 fps
MRender 67.6
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 57.3
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 168
Write 132
Mixed 134
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.77
4K Mixed 0.45
126% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 85%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 146
Mixed 150
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.08
4K Write 2.76
4K Mixed 0.31
131% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 105%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
338GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 87.8
Write 85.6
Mixed 80.8
64% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 0.37
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
50% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 17.3
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 13.9
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,817 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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