Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.6% 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	82.1% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 128 54% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 302 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 20.9 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 28.1 17% 23.7 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 26.8 Splatting 23.9 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 117 109 103 106 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 462 Write 394 Mixed 286 SusWrite 133 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 41.3 143% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 146 138% 216 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 258GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 386 417 422 441 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 439 Mixed 394 SusWrite 413 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 47.9 158% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 254 192% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 28GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 66.1 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 63.7 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-894.A00LF 9905403-890.A00LF 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 54%

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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%

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

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 $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 $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