Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 00:53
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core-$40 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 87.9 1-Core 57.7 2-Core 106 54% 83.9 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 193 23% 180 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.1% Below average	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 92.1 30% 66.4 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 57 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 127 165 163 61 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 130 Write 349 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 149 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 32.7 76% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 151 122% 178 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 93%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 32GB free Firmware: 1AA0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 102 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 85.4 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 61.9 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 99.8 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 112%
WD WD2500BVVT-28A26Y1 250GB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 29GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 45 46 45 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	Read 44.9 Write 43.8 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 43.5 30% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 43%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 64GB free Firmware: CR10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 66 66 65 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 59.4 Write 68.5 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 66.5 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.5 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 51%

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

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $300	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