Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	84.9% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 135 59% 97 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 234 30% 225 Pts	64-Core 229 14% 229 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.6 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 20.7 19% 20.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 17.5 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 296 292 294 292 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 445 Write 422 Mixed 397 SusWrite 296 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 43 136% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 35.6 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 132 104% 137 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 560GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 139 141 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 138 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 5,347 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.6% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 63%

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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	426x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
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	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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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Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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