Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.5% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20111124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '16 at 06:23
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	33%

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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 FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 115 54% 86.4 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 254 30% 232 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.160.769 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 68 Parallax 84.7 47% 70.3 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 55.6 50% 61.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ESA3SMD2ISPT120GB 120GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 72 (A3) Unknown 100 100 7 (A4) Unknown 100 100 4029 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 7 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 21955 (F2) Unknown 100 100 12354 (F5) Unknown 100 100 32232	49.5% Average	Read 462 Write 127 Mixed 197 57% 262 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 11.4 64% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 90.5 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 31.4 43% 78 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 702GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 120485253 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3209 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 156165386 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5480 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3174 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 19 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 47 589299747 (C2) HDA temperature 35 53 77309411363 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 30 120485253 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 16806207043004 (F1) Unknown 100 253 890562671 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1015435488	55.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 91 Mixed 91 71% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.28 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
Generic External 1.5TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 25.6 Mixed 26 34% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.09 4K Write 0.29 4K Mixed 0.08 13% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.3 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 51%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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