Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 15:48
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 144 60% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 365 39% 310 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.9% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 57.6 44% 58.9 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 57 Splatting 52.5 48% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 244 214 210 210 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 436 Mixed 378 SusWrite 217 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 48 158% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 261 196% 261 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 177GB free Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 355 387 392 393 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 371 Write 436 Mixed 373 SusWrite 354 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 36.8 131% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 176 148% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 547GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 349 379 384 385 385 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 418 Mixed 394 SusWrite 348 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 45 148% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 234 178% 240 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 125%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 203GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 76 78 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 79.8 Write 97.5 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 77.1 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 13.7 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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