Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151022
Uptime	16.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '19 at 17:03
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 110 54% 86 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 193 28% 204 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 352A) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.1 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 16.9 16% 19.4 fps	MRender 25.9 Gravity 17.2 Splatting 0.13 10% 14.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 13 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 34.5 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 13.4 20% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 36%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 122GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 112 114 115 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 93.6 Write 91.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 116 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT112U6AFP8C-H9 HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 HMT112U6AFP8C-H9 HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 6GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns

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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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Typical M5A97 PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	25x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	23x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
128GB 128GBXraydiskBench 63%, 994 samples	5x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	13x
KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905584-022.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905584-022.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 10 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	4x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $252

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	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