Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.1% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111207
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 132 62% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 434 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 38.2 37% 38.3 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 28681792517213 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1666 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1464 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 500752 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 500752 (F2) Unknown 100 100 473803 (F9) Unknown 100 100 17607	44.2% Average	Read 428 Write 106 Mixed 193 53% 242 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 8.42 66% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 53.7 DQ Mixed 8.43 14% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 80%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 594GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896829619 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 109 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 102 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 109 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 109 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 184685166622 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	99.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 162 Mixed 162 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.22 68% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 71GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 135124880 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7110 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 55298322 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20251 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1667 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 49 4816633885 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 119 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 63 63 74219 (C2) HDA temperature 29 51 -140737488355299 (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 78739635444708 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -87712571471945 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -111495523792537	79.9% Very good	Read 147 Write 132 Mixed 134 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.28 80% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	46.8% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.1 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $29Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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