Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	10.1% 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	46.1% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 16:59
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	ECU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 72 2-Core 129 60% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 262 31% 238 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Lighting 11.3 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 9.69 9% 11.4 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 15.6 12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 94 89 92 91 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 151 Write 117 Mixed 126 SusWrite 90.4 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 25.8 93% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 110 88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 188GB free Firmware: 58.01E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 37 42 43 43 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 43.5 Write 45.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 41.7 30% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 50%

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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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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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