Asus M5A97 PRO

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 PRO (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 21:24
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 1100T-$340 12,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 113 57% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 332 35% 278 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 64GB-$71 593 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8. SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 368 Write 77.7 Mixed 108 SusWrite 76.6 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 34.3 122% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 78.7 DQ Mixed 71.2 58% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 70%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 257GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 69 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 72.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 70 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 307GB free Firmware: 50.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 73.6 Write 74.9 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 74.2 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 221GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 146 149 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 147 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 112%

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 (77^th percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 17.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.8% 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 $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 $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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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