Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.3% 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	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 06:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 123 56% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 355 36% 292 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 63.9 55% 66.2 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 69 56% 68 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 150 183 177 169 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 457 Write 212 Mixed 232 SusWrite 158 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 29.5 112% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 2 DQ Mixed 41.2 51% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 138GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 110 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 126 Write 114 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 108 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 393GB free Firmware: 0636 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 24.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 24.6 18% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 126 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 126 149% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 61%

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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	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