Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration66 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 73
2-Core 129
62% 98.4 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 454
42% 351 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 65%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
47.1% Average
Read 82.8
Write 81.2
Mixed 80.1
61% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.37
87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 19
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 14.4
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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