Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	80.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '18 at 19:18
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 96.2 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 167 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 512 52% 418 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 78.8 52% 69.4 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 52.4 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 34 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 78 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 39 (A3) Unknown 100 100 6 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2066 (A5) Unknown 100 100 46 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (94) Unknown 100 100 4314 (95) Unknown 100 100 161 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 126 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8234 (F2) Unknown 100 100 8988 (F5) Unknown 100 100 16528	80.3% Excellent	Read 515 Write 425 Mixed 476 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 20.2 106% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 80.4 DQ Mixed 20.5 26% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 110%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 459GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 160 4866 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9045 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 25736 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6485 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1205 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8951 (C2) HDA temperature 125 99 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 89.3 Mixed 93 72% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.39 108% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power8G 8GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.6% Terrible	Read 14.9 Write 6.38 Mixed 4.12 9% 8.46 MB/s	4K Read 4.43 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.006 17% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.6% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 14.3 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 51%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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