Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.2% 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 Drive70.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 19:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 121
59% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 282
32% 251 Pts
64-Core 285
18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460 SE
EVGA(3842 1366) 1GB
CLim: 648 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 11.9
9% 12.3 fps
MRender 16.7
Gravity 12
Splatting 14.8
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 476
Write 274
Mixed 317
SusWrite 96
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 28.5
116% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 168
142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
465GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 41 41 42 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 101
Write 55.7
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 45.6
47% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 9.2
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 10.3
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 67%

 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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