Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.7% 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	51.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	11.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 03:30
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 111 56% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 418 40% 333 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 48.1 Parallax 42.3 40% 46.5 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 44.2 Splatting 39 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 44 44 41 48 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 428 Write 178 Mixed 188 SusWrite 49 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 24.3 81% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 95.1 82% 129 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 987GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 138 138 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 124 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 136 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 562GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 187 187 188 188 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 186 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 111%
110 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 13 Write 4.7 SusWrite 3.3 7% 7 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16G-D3-1600-MR CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16G-D3-1600-MR 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.6 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 43%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
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	108x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16