Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	78.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	39.3% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '18 at 19:41
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 136 60% 97.2 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 391 38% 311 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.8% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.9 77% 101 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 101 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 120GB 4,046 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 68 66 62 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 116 SusWrite 64.9 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 24.3 83% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 83 69% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 678GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 103 SusWrite 121 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 84%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 163GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 132 134 134 139 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 146 Write 109 Mixed 90 SusWrite 136 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 103%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 252GB free Firmware: 81.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 114 118 117 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 113 Write 118 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 113%
ST350082 0AS 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 14GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 19 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 4 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 19.7 19% 16.6 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: 21 21 21 21 20 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 26.5 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 20.7 35% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.1% 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 28 29 30 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 28.2 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 29.3 38% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.2% 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 (79^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 12.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45% 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