Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	81.4% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 76.2 2-Core 149 59% 99.6 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 462 46% 376 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 79.3 49% 68.5 fps	MRender 57.3 Gravity 54 Splatting 40.8 40% 50.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 245 248 248 243 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 460 Write 447 Mixed 371 SusWrite 246 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 34.5 117% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 262 195% 259 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 99%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 151 147 131 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 389 Write 406 Mixed 260 SusWrite 165 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 35.3 132% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 258 194% 260 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 106%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 45GB free Firmware: 20.07P20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 52 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 73.7 Write 79.6 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 50.3 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1600C9D3/4GX Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 94.1 42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 58%

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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 $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 $184	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