Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.73% 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 Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 03:54
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 53 2-Core 107 52% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 212 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% PNY(196E 089C) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.73% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 9.22 9% 11 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 14.8 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.73% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 347 203 156 168 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 416 Write 385 Mixed 328 SusWrite 228 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 29.7 99% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 177 156% 233 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 101%
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB 1,942 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 698GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 132 132 133 133 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 118 Mixed 70 SusWrite 131 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 93%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 111 115 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 112 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%
Seagate FA GoFlex Des 2TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 50a0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 167 166 153 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 158 Write 134 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 155 171% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 11.6 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 8.2 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 72%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 317 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 $76Bench 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	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16