Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 00:04
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 154
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 466
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 461
29% 461 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 146
Parallax 146
128% 150 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 132
Splatting 115
114% 143 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
191GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 315 367 421 426 428 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 438
Mixed 433
SusWrite 359
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 48.8
160% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 8.8
69% 163 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
501GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 101 107 105 115 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 103
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 12.8
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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HDDRAMUSB
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