Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '17 at 05:16
Run Duration	380 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 135 62% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 316 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 372.70 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 61.3 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 54 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 20251636 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 88948772705419 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 857 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 55 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 41 60132229148 (C2) HDA temperature 28 41 60132229148 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 20251636 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 20251636 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 20251636 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 81 81 34359738369 (E9) Unknown 0 0 32705 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2075 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2075 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2861 (F4) Unknown 94 94 12189882	50.8% Above average	Read 375 Write 121 Mixed 126 45% 208 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 14.6 79% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 25.9 44% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 73%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 656GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 2366 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 102 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 445 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 124 (C2) HDA temperature 113 104 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	76.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 125 Mixed 102 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.35 109% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 299GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 4441 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4224 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13253 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2800 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4169 (C2) HDA temperature 119 105 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	47.5% Average	Read 86 Write 79 Mixed 54.9 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.22 98% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 126GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 170 4158 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4707 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 13049 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2759 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 53 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4653 (C2) HDA temperature 115 99 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.9% Average	Read 92.1 Write 77.9 Mixed 8.64 43% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.32 95% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 76%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 6,865 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 9GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	6.5% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 4.34 Mixed 7 13% 14 MB/s	4K Read 4.56 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.007 17% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.5% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

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 $140Bench 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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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