Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '17 at 13:36
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4320 Quad-Core
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 59.7
2-Core 128
59% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 229
31% 229 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 179
Parallax 180
106% 163 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 176
Splatting 130
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 524
Write 457
Mixed 482
109% 488 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 13.4
98% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 62.3
82% 148 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
268GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 166
Mixed 154
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.17
60% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.2% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 13.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $252
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