Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	54.6% 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	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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 03:47
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 50.3 2-Core 93.5 48% 74.1 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 282 28% 228 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 83 57% 73.1 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 55 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 80GB (2007)-$75 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21.12M22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 36 29 29 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 33.2 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 31.9 23% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 49%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 44GB free Firmware: JA2OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 38 38 41 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 58.8 Write 47.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 38.5 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 57%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 58GB free Firmware: PA09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 107 108 110 108 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 113 Write 111 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 108 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 51 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 56 Write 23.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 49.4 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 51631xxxx68x6402xx SUPERTALENT02 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 12GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 14 40% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.4 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns

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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 $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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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