Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.1% 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	57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 11:14
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 72.5 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 85.8 47% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 222 25% 197 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 73.7 51% 70.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 60.9 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 32 5.4 258 13 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 450 Write 381 Mixed 362 SusWrite 104 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 19.5 82% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 38.3 67% 129 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 194 196 197 196 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 128 Mixed 72 SusWrite 195 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.7% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.23 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 5.8 12% 4.17 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 63%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
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	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16