Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 56.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.6% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 67.8 2-Core 108 52% 82.5 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 338 34% 278 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 64.6 Parallax 56.3 50% 60.9 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 57.4 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 97 39 1.3 13 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 343 Write 144 Mixed 260 SusWrite 42.6 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 15.4 81% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 132 116% 170 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 80%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 322GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 290 370 389 397 329 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 417 Write 356 Mixed 356 SusWrite 346 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 38.8 124% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 222 172% 235 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 828GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 167 166 158 152 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 53 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 160 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 507GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 58 57 58 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 86.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 58.2 94% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB 12,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.37 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 5.87 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 34%

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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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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	426x
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	107x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16