Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	25.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 11 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '19 at 00:48
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 51.8 2-Core 105 54% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 196 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6850 31,600 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3114) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Lighting 17.7 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 14.8 14% 15.4 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 11.8 Splatting 17.4 12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 27 31 49 6 59 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.4% Poor	Read 205 Write 88 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 49.9 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 10.2 44% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 16.1 DQ Write 27.9 DQ Mixed 28.8 20% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 85%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 9GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 52 76 27 58 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 453 Write 110 Mixed 167 SusWrite 55.4 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 14.4 80% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 28.8 58% 121 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 65%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$23 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 166GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 131 129 118 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 36.5 Write 130 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 127 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 69%
WD Elements 10B8 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 79GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 53 53 53 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.7% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 53 33% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 5GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 71.5 Write 23.8 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 24.1 46% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.2 209% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.9% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 9.5 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.9% 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%

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Desktop 68%

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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	134x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363