Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 75.9
2-Core 139
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 459
43% 356 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 114
Parallax 112
86% 111 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 99
Splatting 94.4
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 87 80 75 120 111 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.5% Average
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 133
SusWrite 91.6
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 26.5
92% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 103
85% 121 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
141GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 101 101 100 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 122
Write 110
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 99.6
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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