Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.6% 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	88.3% 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.

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 @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '22 at 19:52
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 77.5 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 111 55% 86.6 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 276 31% 245 Pts	64-Core 273 17% 273 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.9% 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 (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 40 34% 42 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.6% 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: 342 287 286 291 288 282 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 482 Write 431 Mixed 395 SusWrite 296 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 40.7 134% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 197 149% 205 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 74GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 93 Write 94.1 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 65.3 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 84.7 Write 83.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 85 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 266GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 110 109 111 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 90.2 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 109 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.2% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 47%

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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 $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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