Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.7% 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	53.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 18:59
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 84.3 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 115 56% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 244 28% 219 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Lighting 37.3 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 45.7 30% 38.8 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 31.8 Splatting 39.4 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 98 104 123 101 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 305 Write 126 Mixed 143 SusWrite 105 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 29.1 102% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 27.5 36% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 92%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 247GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 148 152 148 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 119 Mixed 46 SusWrite 146 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 745GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 115 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 119 Write 114 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 76%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 914 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 18 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 18.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 18.5 27% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 64% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	34.6% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 51%

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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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

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