Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '17 at 03:46
Run Duration	86 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 138 59% 97 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 275 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Gigabyte(1458 255A) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 27 Reflection 28.9 Parallax 32.4 22% 29.4 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 21.6 Splatting 34.2 23% 26.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 21%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 250GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 111 Write 118 Mixed 119 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 3.91 4K Mixed 0.43 150% 1.69 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 171%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown L28 08/11 DEXCOM KINGBOX-1600 00LF 9905458-009.A00LF 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 43%

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

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Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,458 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	426x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
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	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16