Asus M5A97 PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.32% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 PLUS  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150423
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 01:26
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 75
1-Core 60.3
2-Core 123
53% 86.1 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 280
30% 239 Pts
64-Core 281
17% 281 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
EVGA(3842 3747) 2GB
CLim: 1084 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.32% Terrible
Lighting 10.5
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 12
9% 10.7 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 13.3
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.32%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 85.1
Write 81.8
Mixed 23.4
46% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.61
127% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 8GB
1066, 1066 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.3% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 10
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 90.3
44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 PLUS Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $252
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