Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.2% 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	59.8% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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 7
BIOS Date	20110530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '16 at 15:37
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 50.7 2-Core 101 52% 79.9 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 197 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 83B5) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 17.4 Reflection 20.2 Parallax 5.22 14% 14.3 fps	MRender 24.1 Gravity 18.2 Splatting 20.5 17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15174080 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -124408022695263 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 313 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 31 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 49 56 73018114097 (C2) HDA temperature 49 56 73018114097 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15174080 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15174080 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15174080 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1162 (EA) Unknown 0 0 923 (F1) Unknown 0 0 923 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1434 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2883607	59.8% Above average	Read 450 Write 114 Mixed 154 52% 239 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 16.6 106% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 65.1 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 28.9 40% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 409GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 95406808 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1353 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9962936 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1921 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 781 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 47 756285485 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15820 (C2) HDA temperature 45 53 21474836525 (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 109246788142087 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3666846327 (F2) Unknown 100 253 19510377975	95.5% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 155 Mixed 166 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.24 100% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 13.1 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 51%

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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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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