Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.7% 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	86.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 02:08
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8310 1,697 User benchmarks, average bench 60% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 103 50% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 306 34% 265 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Zotac(19DA 1546) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.7% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 57.1 Parallax 49.8 46% 54.5 fps	MRender 42.4 Gravity 52 Splatting 47.1 39% 47.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 355 368 367 360 369 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 483 Write 368 Mixed 316 SusWrite 339 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 34.5 117% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 181 147% 210 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 103%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 45GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 124 126 128 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 169 Write 137 Mixed 147 SusWrite 122 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 25.1 106% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 108 96% 145 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 61%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 158 161 161 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 143 Mixed 80 SusWrite 153 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 507GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 88 89 89 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 83.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 86.6 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 3TB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: D702 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 140 141 139 139 143 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 131 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 134 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 108%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 705GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 35.5 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 35.5 44% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 20%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 27GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 13 13 14 13 14 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 12 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 12.9 17% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 119% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.5 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 63%

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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	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