Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150724
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 73.6
1-Core 57.8
2-Core 85.3
47% 72.2 Pts
4-Core 203
8-Core 202
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Zotac(19DA 8231) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 4.65
Parallax 3.44
3% 4.04 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 4.07
Splatting 3.04
3% 3.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47
804GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GKAOA9DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 22 23 28 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 35.8
Write 23.5
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 23.2
20% 27 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
57% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 17%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
22.1% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 7
20% 7.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 7.8
17% 6 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A97 PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $252
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