Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 59.3 2-Core 117 55% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 329 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 329 20% 329 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.1% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 51.7 32% 42.9 fps	MRender 53.7 Gravity 48.9 Splatting 39.4 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 242 242 224 206 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 462 Write 286 Mixed 172 SusWrite 228 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 28 105% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 121 110% 170 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 99%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 84GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 74 73 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 74 Write 73 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 73.9 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 179 170 176 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 163 Mixed 59 SusWrite 174 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 357% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 150GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 112 112 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 86 Write 84.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 111 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 84%
WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 147GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 2.2 0.7 1 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 69.5 Write 69.8 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 0.8 66% 51 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 127% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 55%
ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 169 161 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 182 Write 166 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 164 190% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 77%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 65.5 Write 126 Mixed 55 SusWrite 21.1 92% 67 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 70%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-00C8A0 500GB 239GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 62 63 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.9% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 66 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 62.1 83% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.4 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 101%

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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	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