Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


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 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.8% 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	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 13:17
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	46%

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 Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 81.9 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 94.1 49% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 186 25% 187 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Device(7333 0000) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28 Parallax 29.3 20% 27.4 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 23 Splatting 30 22% 26.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 284 280 284 285 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 302 Mixed 387 SusWrite 286 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 54 180% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 2.1 DQ Mixed 14.5 42% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 128%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,795 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 33GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.4 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 19.7 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 13.4 24% 19 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.2 102% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 99U5474-038.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.6% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.6% 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%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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