Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.2% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 12:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing as expected (40^th 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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 85.1 1-Core 57.1 2-Core 113 54% 85.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 202 27% 203 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Nvidia(10DE 1051) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 76.8 51% 67.6 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 46.1 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 107 128 135 130 135 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 309 Write 203 Mixed 228 SusWrite 129 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 32.6 111% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 148 122% 174 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 250GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 68 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 72.7 Write 70.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 69.3 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 655GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 176 175 174 177 175 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 176 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 101%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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