Asus M5A97 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.9% 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 Drive40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 1024 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 13:08
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Memory 85.6
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 88.9
49% 73 Pts
4-Core 177
8-Core 175
24% 176 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Sapphire(174B 174B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 16.3
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 14.3
13% 16.4 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 10.2
9% 11.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX2 60GB
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 60 59 57 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 147
Write 70.3
Mixed 98.1
SusWrite 58.7
21% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 24.1
86% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 77
DQ Mixed 73.9
62% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 51%
ASMT 2115 240GB
223GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 156 155 154 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 184
Mixed 197
SusWrite 156
255% 193 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 10.7
1,282% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 33.7
DQ Mixed 11.7
1,602% 20.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 149%
Great: 188%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL ECO DDR3 1600 C7 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.7% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 12.6
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.7
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.7%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $358
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