Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.1% 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	55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (58%). 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 02:39
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 68.6 2-Core 89.2 52% 79.5 Pts	4-Core 143 8-Core 308 26% 225 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 22,284 User benchmarks, average bench 47% Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 58.9 46% 58.5 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 53.2 46% 56.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 778GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 242 312 333 291 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 372 Write 302 Mixed 319 SusWrite 204 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 15.3 63% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 1.1 54% 127 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 100%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 730GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 180 309 23 16 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 391 Write 324 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 127 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 0.6 21% 8.53 MB/s	DQ Read 60.3 DQ Write 34.3 DQ Mixed 0.7 13% 31.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 100%

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 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 16 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0628 ED273 A

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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