Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	44.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111024
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 14:17
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	85%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Memory 63.3 1-Core 39.8 2-Core 60.5 37% 54.5 Pts	4-Core 130 8-Core 183 20% 157 Pts	64-Core 141 9% 141 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.3% Average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 87.4 35% 66.6 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 52.4 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 168 229 207 215 210 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 268 Write 201 Mixed 231 SusWrite 195 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 15.3 51% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 144 106% 142 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 889GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 143 187 167 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 180 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 162 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 164GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 25 25 24 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 24.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 23.7 27% 19.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 38% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 5.8 SC Mixed 7.2 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 54%

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

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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 $273	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 $177	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