Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 17:39
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 134 62% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 296 33% 258 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 365C) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.73 Reflection 7.58 Parallax 9.31 7% 8.54 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 7.17 7% 8.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.01% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU 650 240GB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 344 338 349 347 351 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 169 Write 330 Mixed 220 SusWrite 343 61% 266 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 8.3 54% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 52.2 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 71 66% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 90%
Mtfdbak1 28MAG-1G1 128GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 45GB free Firmware: 0005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 133 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 241 Write 132 Mixed 164 SusWrite 133 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 11.8 87% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 78.6 77% 123 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 51%
Seagate ST332031 1CS 320GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 28GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 47 46 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 71.2 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 45.4 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 51%
Hitachi HCS5C1050CLA382 500GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 87GB free Firmware: JC2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 87.1 Write 82.5 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 66 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 63%
WD Elements 320GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 39GB free, PID 9561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 49 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 51.6 Write 50.5 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 48.5 64% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 23%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 1GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 15 Write 4.3 Mixed 5.5 9% 8.27 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 16% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 11 13 13 10 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 23.8 Write 3.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 11.2 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 20.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 15.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 26%

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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 $76Bench 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	134x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16