Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.4% 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	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 135 60% 97.5 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 412 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 35 32% 34.4 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 36.3 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 254 266 271 265 272 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 387 Write 331 Mixed 284 SusWrite 273 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 26.3 93% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 154 123% 170 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 123GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 78 80 84 125 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 87.6 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.3 214% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 31 31 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 28.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 30.8 38% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 25 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 12.8 32% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 108GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	8.54% Terrible	Read 30.2 Write 29.8 Mixed 16 SusWrite 12.7 28% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.54% Great: 19%
SAMSUNG HM250HI 250GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 55GB free, PID 047a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 32 32 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 18 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 31.4 36% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 20%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 677GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 28 Write 29.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 12.7 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

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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 $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 $32Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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