Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 PRO  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '17 at 13:03
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 148
67% 109 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 385
43% 336 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
Asus(1043 8555) 2GB
CLim: 1567 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 37.7
Reflection 37
Parallax 33.5
31% 36.1 fps
MRender 44.5
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 34.7
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor 7Y250M0 251GB-$132
46GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 52.1
Write 47.3
Mixed 53.9
39% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.34
86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 33%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 44.6
Write 63.3
Mixed 57.4
42% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.33
85% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GB
1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 16.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 13.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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