Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39% 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	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 18:51
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 116 59% 91.3 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 398 38% 313 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7970-$435 6,727 User benchmarks, average bench 36% AMD(1002 3000) 3GB CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 51 Reflection 34 Parallax 63.5 42% 49.5 fps	MRender 31.9 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 42 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 92 96 95 78 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 158 Write 112 Mixed 125 SusWrite 91.8 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 26.3 94% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 113 87% 120 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 202 204 202 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 165 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 202 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 14.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 51%

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

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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