Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.2% 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 Drive	39.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 53.1 2-Core 107 54% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 294 30% 245 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5850 15,020 User benchmarks, average bench 15% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 20 18% 18.4 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 16.4 Splatting 16.4 12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 89 135 137 139 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 405 Write 110 Mixed 114 SusWrite 127 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 12.8 46% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 46.1 DQ Write 21.6 DQ Mixed 24.4 21% 30.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 56%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 924GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 369 366 365 357 351 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 391 Mixed 390 SusWrite 365 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 46 145% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 191 149% 207 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 152 151 152 154 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 90.6 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 151 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 83%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 83GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 73 67 71 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 73.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 45.4 SusWrite 73.4 50% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 200GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 72 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 73.3 Write 73.4 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 72.3 53% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 10.4 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 10 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 50%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	52x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	43x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	133x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	85x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16