Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.6% 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)
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	9.4 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '19 at 19:30
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 123 54% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 295 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 6332) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.4 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 18.3 16% 17.6 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 18.6 Splatting 20.1 15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 114 Write 87 Mixed 124 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 23.4 92% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 97.1 72% 95.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
NE-128 128GB 3,172 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 62GB free Firmware: R0629A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 86 83 67 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 938 Write 510 Mixed 551 SusWrite 83.9 115% 521 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 26 142% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 41.7 91% 182 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 173%
Toshiba MK1652GSX 160GB-$30 2,145 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 26GB free Firmware: LV01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 44.7 Write 49.2 Mixed 31.5 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 34%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 271GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 65.7 Write 64.7 Mixed 53.7 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$54 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 78GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 74 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 73.7 Write 75 Mixed 54 SusWrite 75.8 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 76GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 88 86 85 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58% Above average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 68 SusWrite 86.9 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 22GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 5.5 5.7 4.2 3.6 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 28 Write 10.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 4.5 14% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.8 140% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 18%
UFD USB Flash Drive 2GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID a740 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 22 Write 5.3 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.9 10% 9.48 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G HP497157-C01-ELDW HP497157-C01-ELDW HP497157-C01-ELDW 14GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.6% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 7.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 43%

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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	390x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	204x

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 $36Bench 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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Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16