Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	26.5% 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	31.2% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 01:08
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 58.6 2-Core 40.7 42% 57.2 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 162 21% 156 Pts	64-Core 180 11% 180 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 1955) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 29.7 27% 33.3 fps	MRender 34.7 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 27.6 25% 31.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S3 960GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 486GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 106 35 120 130 77 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.2% Below average	Read 193 Write 190 Mixed 174 SusWrite 93.7 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 14.8 49% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 96.3 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 4.9 17% 38.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 646GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 133 Write 98.3 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 114%
Samsung HD160HJ 160GB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 149GB free Firmware: BF100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 74 74 74 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 72.4 Write 77.4 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 73.3 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.3 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 54%

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Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16