Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 05:50
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (50^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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 110 54% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 313 31% 255 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 59.7 51% 63.4 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 53.9 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 91 84 65 70 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 89 Write 154 Mixed 135 SusWrite 81.9 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 22.6 90% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 118 94% 131 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 537GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 80 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 80 Write 35.3 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 79.3 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 175GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 150 152 153 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 107 Mixed 90 SusWrite 151 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 232GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 144 145 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 116 Write 75.8 Mixed 68 SusWrite 144 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.8 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.3 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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