Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.2% 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 Drive	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '17 at 07:25
Run Duration	97 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 123 56% 90 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 188 23% 175 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3231) 1GB CLim: 1095 MHz, MLim: 1245 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 21.8 13% 18.1 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 17.9 13% 15.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 14%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z320 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21478703156 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 52 52 206158430256 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 73015033873 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 81 (EA) Unknown 100 100 247 (F1) Unknown 253 253 134 (F2) Unknown 253 253 76 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	41.4% Average	Read 372 Write 77 Mixed 173 45% 208 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 4.14 64% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 3.79 26% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 6.9 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 6.5 19% 6.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 4.5 14% 4.87 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 32%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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