Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18% 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	55.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 136 60% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 385 40% 319 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P620 6,548 User benchmarks, average bench 18% HP(103C 1264) 2GB CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 21.8 Parallax 21.2 18% 21.8 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 20.5 Splatting 20.3 18% 22 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 251 70 71 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 387 Write 351 Mixed 122 SusWrite 122 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 25.6 83% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 63.2 DQ Mixed 101 88% 137 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 434GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 95 92 102 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 43.5 Write 83.2 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 92.8 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 453GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 148 149 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 149 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 16.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

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Typical M5A97 PRO Builds (Compare 136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PRO

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	29x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $80Bench 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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Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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