Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.5% 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	44% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 22:53
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 54.9 2-Core 118 51% 83 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 298 32% 255 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 39.2 36% 42.3 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.7 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: UC1700RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 106 100 66 15 4 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 425 Write 304 Mixed 231 SusWrite 49.1 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 16.7 66% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 61.3 DQ Mixed 1.3 24% 59.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 57%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 127GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 99 104 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 115 Write 124 Mixed 66 SusWrite 103 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 98%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 472GB free Firmware: PB3OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 33.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 61.4 28% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 42%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 187GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 118 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 78.5 Write 112 Mixed 86 SusWrite 117 140% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.1 52% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.2% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 73%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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