Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.66% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 18:13
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 117 54% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 292 30% 244 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2127) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.66% Terrible	Lighting 0.8 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 0.7 1% 1.13 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 0.5 1% 0.9 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.66% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 10GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 59 62 52 57 59 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.7% Below average	Read 257 Write 83.5 Mixed 156 SusWrite 61.4 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 12.3 67% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 28.5 49% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 78%
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 10GB free Firmware: P0510D Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 316 Mixed 319 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 26.9 89% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 210 163% 223 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 91%
Intenso Sata III 120GB 964 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 10GB free Firmware: P0510E Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 402 Write 290 Mixed 166 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 25.1 78% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 102 113% 190 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 90%
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 10GB free Firmware: P0510D Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 431 Write 300 Mixed 328 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 21.5 72% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 123 122% 194 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 42 31 42 37 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	46"	1280 720	SNY2C02 SONY TV

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

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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