Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.3% 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	42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120702
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 84.8 1-Core 50.1 2-Core 99.5 51% 78.1 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 198 27% 199 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.3% Poor	Lighting 11.7 Reflection 13.4 Parallax 82.9 10% 36 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 73.3 50% 59.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 60 49 0.7 31 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 431 Write 43.7 Mixed 208 SusWrite 48.9 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 15.1 64% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 3.7 DQ Mixed 44.2 36% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 271GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 126 125 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 104 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 126 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.7% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 51%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	388x
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 $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

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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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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