Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '22 at 21:54
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 94.9 1-Core 31.8 2-Core 50.7 45% 59.1 Pts	4-Core 85.9 8-Core 126 13% 106 Pts	64-Core 76.7 5% 76.7 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 60 Parallax 79.6 52% 67.7 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 69.2 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 4+0 Stripe/RAID0 956GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 231 329 264 255 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 291 Write 264 Mixed 247 SusWrite 290 62% 273 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 6.9 26% 9.47 MB/s	DQ Read 55 DQ Write 41.6 DQ Mixed 61.7 42% 52.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 158%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.7% Poor	MC Read 6.4 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 8.7 22% 7.57 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 3.7 SC Mixed 7.4 14% 5.07 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 54%

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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%

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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16