Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '20 at 22:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 73
2-Core 138
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 442
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Nvidia(10DE 0000) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 285.62
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Sol id State Disk 240GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 59 60 60 61 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 428
Write 394
Mixed 323
SusWrite 92.6
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 27.6
110% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 157
137% 205 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 85%
WD WD3200AVCS-632DY1 320GB
200GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 85 84 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 86.2
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 84.4
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 14.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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