Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 18:21
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 129 60% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 321 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.8% Average	Lighting 53.8 Reflection 65 Parallax 57.7 44% 58.8 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 51.3 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 350 280 300 263 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 451 Write 382 Mixed 303 SusWrite 301 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 33.5 118% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 129 109% 162 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 129%
WD WD15EZRX-00DC0B0 1.5TB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 140 145 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 135 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 142 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 6,575 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.6% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 6.5 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	62	47	50	34"	1280 720	SAM0F72 S34J55x

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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	431x
FX-8350AMD $127Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	391x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	205x

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	67x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	37x
A400 480GBKingston $34Bench 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

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342