Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.2% 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	80.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '20 at 05:26
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 147 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 416 39% 324 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 8517) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 18.8 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 16.2 15% 16.8 fps	MRender 21.9 Gravity 18.1 Splatting 16.2 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 16%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Drevo X1 120GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0608AT SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 89 48 63 54 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 488 Write 387 Mixed 162 SusWrite 87.8 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 43.7 144% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 198 160% 227 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 13.2 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 54%

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

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Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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