Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.4% 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	90.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '22 at 18:32
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 59.6 2-Core 113 53% 83.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 294 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 18.5 15% 18.2 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 19 Splatting 16.8 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 389 383 410 411 408 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 341 Write 402 Mixed 372 SusWrite 388 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 42.9 135% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 155 142% 218 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 125%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 265GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 95 96 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 93.6 Mixed 60 SusWrite 93.3 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 58%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 105 106 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 83 Write 98.4 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 105 123% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 194% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 927GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 51.2 Write 26.5 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 27.6 40% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 52% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR F3-1866C9-8GSR F3-14900CL9-4GBSR F3-1866C9-8GSR 24GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 49%

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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	426x
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	107x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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