Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160415
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 62 2-Core 110 53% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 373 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% Gigabyte(1458 22C7) 2GB CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 31.3 21% 30 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 32.8 24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 455GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 165 160 124 163 169 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 178 Mixed 85 SusWrite 148 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%
ADATA HD650 2TB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID a35a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	8.81% Terrible	Read 30 Write 30 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 15.7 31% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.81% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 453GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 28.6 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 15.9 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 607 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.5 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 64%

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

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	25x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $42Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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