Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 08:16
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 144 61% 99.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 213 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 5 Parallax 1.4 3% 3.53 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 3.6 3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct240bx5 0 240GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 349 357 311 250 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 438 Write 369 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 274 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 11.2 68% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 1.1 61% 147 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 87%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 127 133 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 132 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GB 42,830 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $75Bench 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: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16