Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.4% 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	53.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 19:14
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 67.2 2-Core 134 60% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 304 34% 265 Pts	64-Core 300 19% 300 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 55.5 52% 60.9 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 63 53% 64.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 100 104 126 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 232 Write 126 Mixed 146 SusWrite 112 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 30.9 101% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 134 101% 135 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 73%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$50 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 762GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 674 717 710 712 716 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1122 Write 839 Mixed 780 SusWrite 701 193% 860 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 53.4 175% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 225 199% 297 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 242%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 487GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 151 150 152 150 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 156 Write 150 Mixed 127 SusWrite 150 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 17 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 12.3 28% 10 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 63%

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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%

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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 $125Bench 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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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