Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.5% 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	94.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (51%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 19:33
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 64 2-Core 117 52% 84 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 278 31% 242 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 39.8 33% 42 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.4 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 279 288 290 290 279 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 440 Mixed 390 SusWrite 296 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 45.9 149% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 254 190% 254 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 74GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 66 64 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 92.8 Write 93.2 Mixed 63 SusWrite 65.2 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 85 85 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 83.8 Write 83.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 85 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 266GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 109 110 108 110 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 87.9 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 109 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 47%

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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%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	391x
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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Total price: $377

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