Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150724
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 73 2-Core 138 58% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 431 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 394 403 413 364 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 423 Mixed 385 SusWrite 385 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 41.4 138% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 228 175% 239 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 174GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 396 403 409 392 364 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 387 Mixed 385 SusWrite 389 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 41.5 138% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 229 176% 239 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 621GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 171 172 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 140 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 171 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G F3-2133C10-8GAB F3-2133C10-8GAB 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	44.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 14.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical M5A97 PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	25x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	23x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	7x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
128GB 128GBXraydiskBench 63%, 994 samples	5x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	13x
KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905584-022.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905584-022.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 10 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	4x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $252

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16