Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	98.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 04:10
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 B55 3,005 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 91.9 1-Core 48.5 2-Core 102 53% 80.9 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 148 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 151 9% 151 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT 19,550 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 34D3) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.51% Terrible	Lighting 7.53 Reflection 7.54 Parallax 2.28 6% 5.78 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 4.52 4% 5.32 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.51% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2459 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 647 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 125 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 88 (C2) HDA temperature 67 55 193274052641 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	98.9% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 449 Mixed 469 107% 478 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 36.5 132% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 149 133% 202 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 364GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 54511344 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 784 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 985724 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2358 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 644 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 58 538902559 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 222 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7075 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 30064771103 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 98470715197265 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1052488572 (F2) Unknown 100 253 419641333	88.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 148 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.32 110% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 13.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 51%

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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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16