Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 07:14
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.3% Good
Memory 80.9
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 123
56% 89.3 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 383
37% 305 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
Sapphire(174B E144) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance (0th percentile)
5.32% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 5.47
6% 5.74 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 4.73
Splatting 6.96
5% 5.71 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.32%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 257 237 140 93 8.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 412
Write 348
Mixed 26
SusWrite 179
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 9.1
38% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 169
148% 221 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
238GB free
Firmware: KC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 78 80 79 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 128
Write 125
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 78.8
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
44.7% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 15.7
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12.1
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $495
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