Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.6% 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	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 18:47
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 65.8 2-Core 102 54% 83.2 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 295 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 69.3 57% 70.3 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 71.6 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 292 135 43 52 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 431 Write 378 Mixed 348 SusWrite 143 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 36.9 132% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 260 196% 261 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 134%
Ct960bx5 0 960GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 838GB free Firmware: M6C SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 5.8 5.7 6.1 7 124 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 439 Write 371 Mixed 344 SusWrite 56.1 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 27.1 118% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 47.4 82% 158 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 93%
Flash USB Disk 4GB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 3a04 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.5 5.3 4.8 5.4 5.4 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.05% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 2.8 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 5 7% 7.52 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.05% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.6% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.5 22% 7.53 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 50%

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

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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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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