Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 12% 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 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.2% 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	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	100%

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 Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 88.8 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 88.9 50% 74 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 178 24% 178 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 045B) 1GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 25.5 Reflection 27.3 Parallax 30.3 21% 27.7 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 32.4 22% 26.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 52 53 53 50 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 357 Write 306 Mixed 307 SusWrite 83.7 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 10.8 38% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 212 164% 225 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 92%
FM-25S2S-60GBP2 60GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 18GB free Firmware: 2.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 61 61 63 59 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 135 Write 80.4 Mixed 100 SusWrite 62.8 21% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 9.1 32% 10 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 86.1 70% 99.7 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 51%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$180 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 284GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 91 87 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 73.2 Write 68.9 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 90.4 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 149 148 134 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 80.1 Write 78 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 145 116% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 12.7 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 9.9 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 54%

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

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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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