Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '24 at 02:51
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 B95 2,408 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.25 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 91.2 1-Core 45.7 2-Core 91.6 51% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 176 21% 163 Pts	64-Core 174 11% 174 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03200001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 355 210 58 35 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 405 Write 351 Mixed 295 SusWrite 176 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 33.4 112% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 125 102% 145 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 147GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 114 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 121 Write 132 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 113 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 205GB free Firmware: 0710 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 25.6 Write 26.5 Mixed 21.7 18% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 67%

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 (63^rd percentile)	35.3% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 13.3 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 9.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 51%

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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: 0P 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	56	42	60	0"	1280 720

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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 $76Bench 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	134x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16