Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 14:04
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 68 2-Core 136 60% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 429 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 86.3 51% 71.8 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 52.5 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 76 57 56 53 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48% Average	Read 371 Write 265 Mixed 273 SusWrite 76.2 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 19.2 64% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 18.6 63% 135 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 123GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 53 Write 47.3 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 54 37% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 69%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 168 170 169 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 169 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 10.6 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 50%

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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%

Raft

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