Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% 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	83.7% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20120312
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 61.4 2-Core 110 54% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 241 27% 214 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 920 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 33 Parallax 32.2 21% 30.3 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 23 Splatting 22.5 20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 366 371 382 389 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 430 Write 367 Mixed 320 SusWrite 369 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 30 113% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 205 154% 206 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 376GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 110 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 70GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 112 113 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 110 Write 98.2 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 111 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 69%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 88GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 96.1 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 97.5 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 61%
Jmicron Generic 320GB 857 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 242GB free Firmware: 0405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 27.6 Write 26.7 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 10.6 16% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 52%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 770GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.6 9.7 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 25.3 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 10.2 29% 22 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 21%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 64GB 774 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 46GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.9 1.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	5.81% Terrible	Read 10.4 Write 7.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 5.3 10% 7.97 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.2 77% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.81% Great: 14%
USB 2.0 Flash Disk 8GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.8 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 8.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 6.5 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 13.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 32%

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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 $80Bench 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	85x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

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