Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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	51.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 14:50
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 126 62% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 200 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.8% 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 34.7 Parallax 47.1 32% 40.2 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 34.4 Splatting 40.2 29% 35.1 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% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 88 83 82 78 72 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.6% Above average	Read 220 Write 119 Mixed 152 SusWrite 77.5 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 28.6 109% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 86.1 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 97.2 75% 101 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3320311CS 320GB 7,178 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 60GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 32 31 31 32 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 81 Write 26.7 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 31.2 35% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 50%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 508GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 155 155 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 152 Mixed 94 SusWrite 155 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.1% 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 $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