Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.7% 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	43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '17 at 19:08
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 630 7,197 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 49.2 2-Core 98.8 46% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 194 26% 194 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100 26,726 User benchmarks, average bench 18% Asus(1043 0496) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 27.4 19% 26.6 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 20 Splatting 30.9 22% 25.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2026 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1130 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 62 (AE) Unknown 100 100 68 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 61 167503724572 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 11287665179 (F7) Unknown 100 100 356092301 (F8) Unknown 100 100 633165169	43.5% Average	Read 462 Write 264 Mixed 341 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 5.65 28% 9.39 MB/s	DQ Read 10.2 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 44.5 25% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 91%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 999GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 182 5800 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2026 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1101 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 276 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7015 (C2) HDA temperature 121 109 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.6% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 80.3 Mixed 74.4 63% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.15 72% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 240GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 107 104 7633 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2623 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2795 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1936 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 523 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 16372 (C2) HDA temperature 119 112 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.9% Average	Read 82.2 Write 77.8 Mixed 74.8 59% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.35 85% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 57%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 124 Write 139 Mixed 150 182% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.28 97% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1x8GB 7,988 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.3% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 6.1 MC Mixed 6.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 6.4 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 35%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

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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 $38Bench 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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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