Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '22 at 14:18
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 (61^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 136 59% 96 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 407 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8A90) 2GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Lighting 15.6 Reflection 28.4 Parallax 21.7 13% 21.9 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 16 Splatting 25.9 19% 22.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 346 379 350 392 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 374 Mixed 296 SusWrite 368 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 36.7 125% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 224 177% 248 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 260GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 162 165 166 167 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 100 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 164 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 155 155 156 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 155 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 100%
WDC WD30EZRX-00D 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 50.5 Write 27 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 28.6 41% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 61% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 72%

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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	389x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	203x

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 $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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16