Asus M5A97

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 76.8 2-Core 150 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 472 45% 373 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1409 MHz, MLim: 1660 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 86 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 113 Write 110 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 85.9 74% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 185 186 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 100 Write 182 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 185 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.2 181% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

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 $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