Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 10:16
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 132 58% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 390 40% 321 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3669) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.5% Good	Lighting 80.2 Reflection 86.6 Parallax 75.2 65% 80.7 fps	MRender 52.5 Gravity 76.5 Splatting 67.2 54% 65.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 627GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 38 71 84 40 24 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 120 Write 91.8 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 52.4 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 65%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 777GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 99 100 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 101 Write 97.1 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 97.4 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 6GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.5% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	390x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	204x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	108x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16