Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 02:19
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 136 60% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 435 42% 344 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 61.3 55% 65.9 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 58.2 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd 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 4637 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 771 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 47 (AE) Unknown 100 100 73 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 46 231929085978 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 24167185007 (F7) Unknown 100 100 756369160 (F8) Unknown 100 100 443144910 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1926 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	56.5% Above average	Read 390 Write 309 Mixed 306 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 10.6 68% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.6 DQ Write 85.6 DQ Mixed 10.5 21% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 507GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 105061216 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1139 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 102825226 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6822 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1147 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 74 55 454492186 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 70 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 29537 (C2) HDA temperature 26 45 60129542170 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -118141665403477 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32412513903 (F2) Unknown 100 253 254007221439	82.3% Excellent	Read 118 Write 167 Mixed 130 104% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.69 206% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 68%

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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 $57Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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) $35	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