Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30% 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	70.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 06:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 80.7 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 103 52% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 253 27% 213 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1405 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 33.7 Parallax 48.6 31% 40.1 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 38.5 28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 280 135 150 125 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 400 Write 388 Mixed 305 SusWrite 201 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 33.4 110% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 148 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 312GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 152 153 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 158 Write 124 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 112%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 71GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 108 110 107 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 92.2 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 108 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.4% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.7 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 54%

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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 $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	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16