Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 07:29
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 49 2-Core 131 53% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 223 8-Core 374 36% 299 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 66.4 64% 73.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 73.8 59% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 269 239 201 181 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 344 SusWrite 234 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 45.5 148% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 260 195% 260 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 453GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 96 104 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 113 Write 121 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 102 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 667GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 145 155 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 137 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 154 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.6% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.47 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.4 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 33%

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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 $279	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 $184	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