Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.3% 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	22.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 8 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '19 at 14:32
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (47^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 81.6 1-Core 35.6 2-Core 100 47% 72.4 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 305 30% 244 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 64.8 52% 64.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 60 Splatting 50 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 9.1 9.8 8.1 11 16 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	22.1% Poor	Read 101 Write 43 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 12.1 13% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 11.3 49% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 67.9 DQ Write 44.8 DQ Mixed 49.6 39% 54.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 93GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 97 101 96 92 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 149 Write 155 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 97.8 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 472GB free Firmware: MN6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 55 50 54 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 78 Mixed 44 SusWrite 52.1 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 51%

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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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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