Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 56 2-Core 120 56% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 287 33% 258 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 58 49% 61.2 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 55.7 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 240GB SSD 452 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3GB free Firmware: CS13 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 438 Mixed 321 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 29.5 100% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 10.6 55% 126 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: JP2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 40 36 39 34 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 23.2 Mixed 19 SusWrite 36.2 18% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 77%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 28 Write 29.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 18.5 19% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 175% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 66%
Sony Card_R/W -CF 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 01bd Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.43% Terrible	Read 27 Write 20.8 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 1.6 24% 19 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 84% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 16%
Sony Card_R/W -SD 64GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 35GB free, PID 01bd Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	8.51% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 19.5 Mixed 19 SusWrite 12.4 24% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 78% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.51% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 14.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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