Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.8% 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	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '22 at 13:08
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 63.2 2-Core 111 53% 84.1 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 303 32% 254 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 054B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1187 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.10.1 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 26.1 Parallax 33.5 19% 27.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 24.7 21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 22%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 77 78 81 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 424 Write 155 Mixed 156 SusWrite 80.9 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 25.5 94% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 68.5 74% 128 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 20GB 10,519 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.5% 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 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	34	27	60	23"	1280 720	GSM59C6 2D FHD LG TV

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Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

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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