Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics34.9% 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 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 17:20
Run Duration485 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
53.4% Above average
Memory 78.8
1-Core 58.1
2-Core 106
52% 81.1 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 217
23% 186 Pts
64-Core 189
12% 189 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 38.4
36% 38.2 fps
MRender 38.3
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 37.2
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
104GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 278 289 284 292 287 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 393
Write 358
Mixed 371
SusWrite 297
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 41
125% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 68.1
60% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 96 106 106 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 71
SusWrite 105
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.6% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.23 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.6
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 R2.0 Builds (Compare 2,846 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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