Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.4% 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	76.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 19:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 81.9 1-Core 61.9 2-Core 116 54% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 344 33% 273 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 16.4 Parallax 20.4 19% 20 fps	MRender 25.6 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 17 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 269 269 280 273 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 459 Write 293 Mixed 262 SusWrite 268 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 33.1 103% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 107 106% 173 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 128%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 119 125 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 121 Write 122 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 122 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 85%
General UDisk 2TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2TB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 23 22 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 18.7 Write 21.8 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 22.2 29% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 5.2 388% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 40%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 88 89 89 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 86.7 93% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 84%

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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