Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.4% 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	49.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 13:09
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 124 61% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 411 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 77.3 54% 67.4 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 75 52% 62.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 40 29 76 8.6 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 315 Write 104 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 66.8 31% 144 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 27.2 69% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 152 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 102%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 50GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 45 44 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 466 Write 416 Mixed 369 SusWrite 74.9 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 36.5 119% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 219 168% 228 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.7% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 76%

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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 $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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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