Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	67.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 20:05
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	78%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 124 55% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 367 38% 306 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 38.8 Parallax 38.1 30% 37.8 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 26.1 27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 182 183 186 191 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 392 Write 369 Mixed 291 SusWrite 178 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 36.8 122% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.7 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 49.2 41% 56.4 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 124%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 238GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 229 255 256 255 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 309 Write 258 Mixed 236 SusWrite 242 59% 261 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 14.4 76% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 82.8 DQ Mixed 15.2 22% 39.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 69%
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 256GB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 98GB free Firmware: 20001L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 184 185 187 192 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 382 Write 315 Mixed 246 SusWrite 180 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 23.8 89% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 26.8 27% 42 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.1% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 82.6 48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 86%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
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 $37Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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