Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	75.2% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 07:03
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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 FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 73.5 2-Core 138 58% 96.7 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 432 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1066 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 53.6 Parallax 42.8 48% 51.8 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 79.6 57% 67.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 147 106 119 88 182 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 358 Write 118 Mixed 259 SusWrite 163 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 36.3 133% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 180 147% 209 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 91%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 676GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 130 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 139 Write 129 Mixed 117 SusWrite 130 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 77%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 373GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 163 161 163 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 139 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 162 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.7 451% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 14.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 63%

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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