Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.8% 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	84.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 19:31
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 117 60% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 272 29% 232 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.2% 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: 1671 MHz, MLim: 1856 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 50.5 Parallax 44.4 37% 46.7 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 45 Splatting 40.2 34% 41.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 276 280 278 248 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 479 Write 427 Mixed 395 SusWrite 275 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 39.6 124% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 199 150% 204 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 73GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 90 91 91 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 99.9 Mixed 65 SusWrite 90.1 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 91GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 84 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 74.3 Write 76.1 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 84.9 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 264GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 109 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 101 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 108 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.2% Above average	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 21.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 13.1 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 53%

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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 $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