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Asus M5A97

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121025
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '22 at 23:13
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 136 57% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 318 34% 270 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% XFX(1682 3122) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 26.9 Parallax 23.6 20% 24.9 fps	MRender 22.6 Gravity 22.1 Splatting 17.8 17% 20.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 404 425 425 425 427 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 448 Mixed 353 SusWrite 413 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 45.2 147% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 235 179% 242 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 4TB 347 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3.5TB free Firmware: CE03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 183 182 183 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 164 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 181 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 158GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 72 70 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 71.6 83% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 32GB 5,781 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.1% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 101%

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Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 320 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 - $75

CPU
FX-8350AMD $85Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	53x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	44x
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 $131Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	134x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	86x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	33x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406