Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	129% 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.
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 (41%). 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 16:36
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 122 58% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 386 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 1,749 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 129F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 452.39 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 176 Parallax 199 137% 181 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 159 Splatting 147 133% 165 fps
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 428 413 409 405 429 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 196GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,681 Write 35.2 Mixed 70.2 193% 929 MB/s	4K Read 261 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4.3 403% 89.3 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
HPT DISK 0_0 8TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2TB free Firmware: 4.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 218 Write 141 Mixed 95.9 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.9 408% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 15 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.1% 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%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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