Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 06:24
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 63.6 2-Core 108 54% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 384 36% 302 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$212 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4012) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 90.1 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 82.9 73% 87.3 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 70.9 69% 86.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 150 140 142 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 303 Write 46.8 Mixed 146 SusWrite 147 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 19.4 80% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 110 93% 135 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 95%
WDC WD60 EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 128 128 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 188 Write 114 Mixed 105 SusWrite 129 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 1.1 16% 6.03 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 1.4 3% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 32%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 57 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39% Below average	Read 79 Write 56 Mixed 48 SusWrite 56.2 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 136 134 135 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 108 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 631GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 151 151 146 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 78.2 Write 75 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 148 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 101%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 674GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 97 94 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 88 Write 95 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 95.6 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$182 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 152 149 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 149 Write 154 Mixed 118 SusWrite 151 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 3,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.1 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 85%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	390x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	108x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16