Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.5% 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	88% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 12:03
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.75 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 81.1 2-Core 148 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 342 35% 285 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E283) CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1528 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 88.9 60% 76.2 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 84.9 59% 69.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 797GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 364 368 376 394 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 464 Write 411 Mixed 293 SusWrite 365 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 36.1 117% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 237 177% 237 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 121%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 156 147 155 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 111 Write 82.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 151 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 110%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 264GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 131 127 131 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 101 Write 99.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 127 64% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 100%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 102 109 113 103 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 135 Mixed 16 SusWrite 108 59% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 92%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 99 92 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 148 Write 86 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 93.4 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C10 F3-1600C9-8GXM Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1866C10 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 48%

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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