Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	47.8% 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	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120312
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 23:14
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Memory 56.7 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 130 50% 86.1 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 195 23% 178 Pts	64-Core 185 11% 185 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.8% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 76 48% 65.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 54 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 137 47 44 38 52 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 459 Write 327 Mixed 326 SusWrite 77.6 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 28.4 116% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 17.3 70% 155 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 761GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 202 203 203 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 159 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 200 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 727GB free Firmware: AX1R2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 102 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 100 61% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 16.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 138 29% 138 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 51%

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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 $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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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