Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.4% 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	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '16 at 13:48
Run Duration	397 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 130 58% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 263 32% 244 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2511.1001 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 40.4 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 49.9 33% 39.6 fps	MRender 27.8 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 36.9 28% 34 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 49 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 209 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 47 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 47 (C2) HDA temperature 110 103 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	59.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 96.4 Mixed 112 81% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.29 80% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 56GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 62.7 Mixed 60.5 78% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.23 63% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB-$5 1,670 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.75% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 15.6 Mixed 16.6 22% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.59 4K Write 0.17 4K Mixed 0.15 20% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.75% Great: 7%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.07% Terrible	Read 27.1 Write 5.42 Mixed 7.27 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.006 15% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.07% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.1 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 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 $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