Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 04:12
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 132
62% 98.6 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 390
39% 319 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 127
Parallax 145
112% 137 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 131
Splatting 97.6
106% 135 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 299 224 291 303 303 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 442
Write 396
Mixed 410
SusWrite 275
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 43.7
147% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 36
38% 60 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
338GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 120
Write 113
Mixed 72
SusWrite 79.3
71% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 13.6
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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