Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.8% 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	39.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 20:10
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 72 2-Core 134 60% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 388 40% 323 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 67.7 55% 68.2 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 55.1 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 120GB 4,046 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 62 66 69 62 65 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 110 Write 100 Mixed 122 SusWrite 65.2 22% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 26 87% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 84 65% 89 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 678GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 110 111 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 131 Mixed 66 SusWrite 110 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 84%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 163GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 118 121 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 144 Write 122 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 120 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 103%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 256GB free Firmware: 81.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 114 113 112 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 113%
ST350082 0AS 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 33 Write 5.3 Mixed 10 SusWrite 20 20% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 18%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 19 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 32 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 20.1 37% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 44%
WD Elements 25A2 1.5TB 2,275 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 27.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 29.5 38% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 54%

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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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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