Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.7% 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	52% 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). 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	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 85.8 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 124 58% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 206 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 2554) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 46.9 32% 40.1 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 40.2 29% 35 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 74 87 78 85 94 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 222 Write 122 Mixed 166 SusWrite 84.2 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 30.5 108% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 77.3 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 96.7 74% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3320311CS 320GB 7,178 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 60GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 32 31 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 21.7 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 31.2 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 50%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 518GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 153 Mixed 82 SusWrite 155 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 109%

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 (80^th percentile)	41.2% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 14 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 51%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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 $75Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16