Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.3% 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	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 70.9 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 142 51% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 438 44% 359 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB; inno3d gtx 1060 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 74 Parallax 63.2 59% 70.1 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 69.7 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 127GB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 144 145 145 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 448 Write 134 Mixed 195 SusWrite 143 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 31.7 109% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 142 108% 148 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 2x4GB 6,798 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 13.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 7.5 16% 5.43 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 62%

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

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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	426x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
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	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
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 $269	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 $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 $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