Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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 PRO (all builds)
Memory	16.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 23:58
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175 23,835 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 43.2 2-Core 86.4 44% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 165 8-Core 237 25% 201 Pts	64-Core 219 14% 219 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 3416) CLim: 1281 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 81.9 51% 68.2 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 44.3 45% 55.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,102 Write 45.8 Mixed 84.8 86% 411 MB/s	4K Read 356 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 5.2 548% 121 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 119%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3GB free Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1634 Write 48 Mixed 90.8 124% 591 MB/s	4K Read 430 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 5.8 660% 146 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 146GB free Firmware: JC49 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 64.8 74% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 12GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 28.5 Write 29.3 Mixed 8.8 27% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.3 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 76%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3.8 Write 5.8 Mixed 3.3 6% 4.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.7 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 17%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 8GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 30.8 Write 29.5 Mixed 25.5 36% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 64%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 154GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.7 7.5 6.5 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 23.8 Write 18.5 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 5.6 18% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.3 132% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 75%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 26GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 31 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 31.4 40% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 66%
HitachiG ST 4TB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 7GB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 30.8 Mixed 27 SusWrite 10.4 32% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 18GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 83 80 81 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 40.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 80.1 88% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.6% Poor	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 5.9 15% 5.33 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	11x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	9x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	49x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	40x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	12x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16