Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.4% 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	50.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 23:01
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 132 57% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 423 39% 327 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.9 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 55.7 37% 44.4 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 39.9 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150 48 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 110 121 110 96 106 MB/s Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.3% Above average	Read 233 Write 146 Mixed 172 SusWrite 111 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 26.2 88% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 140 108% 148 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 66GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 111 Write 95 Mixed 66 SusWrite 107 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 132GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 113 112 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 87 Write 53.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 113 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 201GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 47 54 55 49 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 12.5 Write 66.8 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 52.3 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.5 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	107x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	26x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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