Asus M5A97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.4% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '19 at 08:18
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 85 1-Core 74 2-Core 138 61% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 377 36% 298 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6850 31,600 User benchmarks, average bench 12% XFX(1682 3114) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.5 Reflection 13.8 Parallax 16.5 14% 15.9 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 11.8 Splatting 17.6 12% 13.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 125 122 120 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 125 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 169 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 171 Mixed 139 SusWrite 170 121% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 739GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 97 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 99.7 Write 95.6 Mixed 30 SusWrite 96.2 106% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%
Kingston DT 101 II 4GB 217 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1613 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	5% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 5.5 10% 8.52 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 51%

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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 $76Bench 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	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	31x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16