Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.8% 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	61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 127 60% 94.2 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 382 38% 307 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.1 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.8% Average	Lighting 53.9 Reflection 64 Parallax 74.6 44% 64.2 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 53.6 Splatting 53.4 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 207 210 209 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 428 Write 202 Mixed 205 SusWrite 208 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 12.6 82% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 74.5 87% 148 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 78%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 16GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 92 92 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 90.9 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 95.4 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 53GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 53 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 52.3 Write 50 Mixed 40.1 SusWrite 52.3 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x4GB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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