Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.7% 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	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 10:21
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 142 64% 104 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 319 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 65.1 49% 61.8 fps	MRender 59.2 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 76.9 50% 59.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUGA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 391 401 401 351 248 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 450 Write 405 Mixed 405 SusWrite 356 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 34.1 106% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 58.8 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 204 138% 162 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 323GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 90.1 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 112%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 411GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 98.2 79% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 19.3 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 13.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 51%

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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%

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	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16