Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 68.8%, 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	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 135 62% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 365 38% 306 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 56.9 37% 44.3 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 38.1 31% 38 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580A SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 136 139 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 347 Write 170 Mixed 232 SusWrite 133 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 32.5 103% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 163 139% 204 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 472GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 132 142 141 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 165 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 139 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS723015BLA642 1.5TB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 212GB free Firmware: MN5O SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 89 92 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 82.6 Write 91.8 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 90.2 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 79%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 463GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 103 103 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 114 Write 134 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 104 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 39GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 132 132 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 87.3 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 132 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 51%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 26%

Raft

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