Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.5% 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	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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	18.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 21:27
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 78 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 130 57% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 210 29% 214 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Gainward(10B0 1180) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 48.9 32% 41.7 fps	MRender 50.1 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 35 34% 43.2 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 85 94 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 95 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 91 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 31GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 58 60 60 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 91.8 Write 96.3 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 60.4 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GR1600D364L9/4G GR1333D364L9/4G 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.6% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 13 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.8 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 84.3 47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 37%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16