Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% 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	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '19 at 16:43
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	6%

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-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 122 56% 90 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 195 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 192 12% 192 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 9454) 2GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 33.8 30% 32.7 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 35 Splatting 34.4 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 177 179 192 231 188 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.6% Below average	Read 217 Write 113 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 194 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 18.4 4K Mixed 11.4 47% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 17.7 DQ Mixed 11.8 10% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 588GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 132 Mixed 40.5 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%

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 (88^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 51%

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Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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