Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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	80.9% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 14:07
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 46 2-Core 131 55% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 417 40% 332 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 60.6 38% 52.5 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.6 34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: R131 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 160 151 153 141 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 477 Write 351 Mixed 162 SusWrite 173 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 33.4 131% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 138 135% 216 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 109%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 82GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 70 71 72 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 70.8 Write 71.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 71 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$31 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 336GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 89.6 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 97.7 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 60%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 114GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 70 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 65 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 71.7 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 43%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 102GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 55 55 54 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 62 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 53.9 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 43%
ITE Disk Array 2 300GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 99GB free Firmware: BAJ4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.5% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 51 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 21.2 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.2 157% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%
ITE Disk Array 3 204GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free Firmware: YAR4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 44.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 21.2 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 17%
ITE Disk Array 0 160GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 82GB free Firmware: TM10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 21.2 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 38%
ITE Disk Array 1 160GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 64GB free Firmware: 9.51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 9.3 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 21.2 13% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 38% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 Team-Elite-1600 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 17 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 49%

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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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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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