Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	106% 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	91.5% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 121 60% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 433 39% 330 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gainward(10B0 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 151 Parallax 130 109% 138 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 146 Splatting 116 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 375 422 426 431 426 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 409 Mixed 296 SusWrite 392 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 35.1 126% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 121 127% 210 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 804GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 132 129 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 118 Mixed 77 SusWrite 131 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 121 121 122 125 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 133 Write 117 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 121 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 778GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 102 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.4 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 102 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%
Intenso Rainbow Line 32GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 13GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 9.1 9.2 9.2 7.6 9.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.8 Write 6.8 Mixed 2 SusWrite 8.8 9% 7.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.3% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 51%

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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 $76Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16