Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.7% 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	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 03:16
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 144 57% 96 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 415 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 51 Parallax 60.2 38% 52.5 fps	MRender 50.1 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 36.8 35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 117 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 355 Write 135 Mixed 174 SusWrite 114 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 32.3 111% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 122 89% 116 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 73%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free Firmware: 3.2. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 199 Mixed 32.7 50% 234 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 12.8 48% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 18.9 16% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 104GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 93 99 95 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 97.1 65% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 75%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 254GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 94 SusWrite 67.6 71% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 297GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 157 157 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 154 Write 111 Mixed 84 SusWrite 157 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.5 300% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 678GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 114 112 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 99.7 Write 130 Mixed 57 SusWrite 111 136% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.1 63% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 54%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 931GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 112 Write 131 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 122 150% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.7% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 48%

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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 $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 $295	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 $40	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