Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 09:34
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 75.2 2-Core 134 60% 97.4 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 451 42% 351 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 52 52 52 52 54 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 236 Write 81.2 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 54.8 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 9.7 57% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 51.1 DQ Mixed 62.8 55% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 44%
Hds72404 0KLSA80 400GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 27GB free Firmware: KFAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 30.8 Write 48.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 51.9 31% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 29%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 44GB free Firmware: JP2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 76 77 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 74.6 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 77%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 110GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 73 Write 74.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 72.6 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 44GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 87.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 60.9 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 53GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 72.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 83.3 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 60%
WDC WD10 JUCT-63CYNY0 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 29.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 16.8 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 21%
WDC WD32 00BPVT-80JJ5T0 320GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 28GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 25.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 16.2 31% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 10GB 21,027 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 11.5 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 45%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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