Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	43.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 PRO (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '18 at 13:38
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 B55 3,005 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 54.7 2-Core 108 55% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 216 29% 216 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M2S 128GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.09 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8356 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4288 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	43.7% Average	Read 318 Write 125 Mixed 167 44% 203 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 15.8 66% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 85.1 DQ Write 57.8 DQ Mixed 30 34% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 54%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 99 139936420 (03) Spinup time 90 87 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 122 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5479664 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 17334 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 105 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 66 42 7254788538402 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 134 (C2) HDA temperature 34 58 85899345954 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 3 139936420 (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 63591285801408 (F1) Unknown 100 253 808197755 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2182275508	79.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 136 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.49 122% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 86%
QUMO QUMO 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.71% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 7.88 Mixed 6.27 12% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.88 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.005 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 5.71% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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 $28Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16