Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.9% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 03:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 92
1-Core 70.8
2-Core 133
62% 98.6 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 425
40% 333 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 188
Parallax 192
112% 172 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 179
Splatting 122
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 223 241 290 279 306 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 454
Write 182
Mixed 296
SusWrite 272
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 33.8
127% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 37.3
86% 179 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
450GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 102 102 103 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 83.7
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 102
62% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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