Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	42.5% 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	55.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 09:57
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 82.6 1-Core 53 2-Core 95.1 50% 76.9 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 174 20% 158 Pts	64-Core 185 11% 185 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.5% Average	Lighting 49.9 Reflection 52.8 Parallax 60.7 41% 54.5 fps	MRender 53.5 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 71.7 46% 54.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUGA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 267 293 190 216 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 312 Write 277 Mixed 293 SusWrite 226 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 22.8 73% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 184 130% 162 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 323GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 175 Write 137 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 90.3 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 112%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 411GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 71 72 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 51 Write 39.3 Mixed 38 SusWrite 70.2 68% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 51%

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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