Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit색
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '20 at 15:38
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 123 58% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 415 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 162 Parallax 183 94% 153 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 152 Splatting 110 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 256 276 277 298 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 459 Write 314 Mixed 276 SusWrite 275 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 25.4 90% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 157 140% 213 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 231GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 240 290 262 302 292 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 426 Mixed 431 SusWrite 284 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 42.6 138% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 21.2 82% 181 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 129%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 498GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 179 186 175 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 168 Mixed 72 SusWrite 179 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 113%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 175GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 151 152 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 151 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 21GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 65 Write 63.7 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 50.6 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.3 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

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