Asus M5A97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.6% 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 Drive56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 26 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 40
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 45.9
2-Core 94.6
51% 76.8 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 186
25% 188 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6770
Gigabyte(1458 2543) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 14
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 11.9
11% 12.2 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 10.5
Splatting 11.6
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 197 238 227 230 225 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 392
Write 349
Mixed 315
SusWrite 248
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 14
48% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 257
190% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB
177GB free
Firmware: JP2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 96 115 114 117 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 54
SusWrite 112
71% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 16
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 14
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 Builds (Compare 317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $499
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