Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.6% 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	91% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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 PRO (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '17 at 18:45
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 56.2 2-Core 112 57% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 332 35% 279 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E182) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Lighting 28.4 Reflection 24.1 Parallax 27.1 23% 26.5 fps	MRender 22.1 Gravity 25.3 Splatting 29.6 22% 25.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7192 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2323 (AB) Unknown 80 80 40383568 (AE) Unknown 100 100 62 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 276 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 91 91 91 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6660 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10123 (F9) Unknown 100 100 409412159	91% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 412 Mixed 451 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 30.8 113% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 96.5 117% 206 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 716GB free Firmware: CC3C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 1384 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5123 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25939504974 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 19167 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3502 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 15 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 57 555286560 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 134 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5943 (C2) HDA temperature 32 43 73014444064 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 26 10 1384 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -13275743900630 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1514832891 (F2) Unknown 100 253 447871839	72.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 126 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.76 132% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 75%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 133GB free, PID 70f5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 30.4 Mixed 9.86 29% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.27 43% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 19%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 49.5 Write 17.3 Mixed 9.18 25% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.79 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.05 29% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.1 22% 7.67 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 51%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $23	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