Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 21:33
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core-$81 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 83.9 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 127 59% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 167 26% 187 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 37.3 36% 37.2 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 298 285 184 202 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 405 Write 312 Mixed 261 SusWrite 232 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 35.1 118% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 139 135% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 92%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 67GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 92 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 71.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 90.6 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 39GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 10 4.9 0.6 2.3 5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 29.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.3 13% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 32%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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 $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 $295	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