Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16% 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	23% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 16:20
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 44.9 2-Core 119 51% 81.8 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 409 39% 324 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 19.6 16% 18.8 fps	MRender 23.2 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 15.8 16% 20.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 33 29 130 14 29 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23% Poor	Read 180 Write 91.5 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 65.1 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 8.8 37% 12.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 13.9 11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 100%
Kingston SV300S37A/60G 60GB 347 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 14GB free Firmware: P0921B SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 71 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 377 Write 70.1 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 71.5 33% 153 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 8.1 60% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 49.8 49% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 101 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 145 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 114%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 484GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 31.1 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 35.6 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 23%

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 (79^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	20%	5	81	5	60	21.5"	1920 1080	ACI22D3 ASUS VS229

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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 $175Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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