Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 7% 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.4% 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	62.5% 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 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 15:33
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	18%

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-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 102 53% 82.5 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 180 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 179 11% 179 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% PwrHis(1787 2309) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	7.4% Terrible	Lighting 9.3 Reflection 9.15 Parallax 7.22 8% 8.56 fps	MRender 9.57 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 9.48 7% 8.51 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 166 165 164 172 170 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 354 Write 298 Mixed 277 SusWrite 179 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 28.1 104% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 75 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 109 87% 118 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 88%
ST500LT0 12-1DG142 500GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 426GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 41 43 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 101 Write 42 Mixed 40 SusWrite 41.8 66% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 16 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.9 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.7% 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%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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