Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.9% 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	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 19:32
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 124 55% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 372 36% 293 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 68 Parallax 59.6 55% 65.2 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 67 Splatting 70.9 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 110 117 113 115 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 293 Write 172 Mixed 200 SusWrite 115 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 23.2 88% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 126 99% 136 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 83%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 590GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 120 121 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 118 Mixed 84 SusWrite 119 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 107 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 120 Write 96.8 Mixed 70 SusWrite 106 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 83%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB 3,542 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 37 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 33 Write 31.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 35.1 44% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 44%

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 as expected (47^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 54%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $300	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