Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.4% 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	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 18 '18 at 13:30
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	20%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 67 2-Core 128 57% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 404 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 53.6 35% 41.4 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 36.4 Splatting 34.6 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150 48 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6647307 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 12317966208778 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6280 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 137 (B1) Unknown 0 0 155 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 55837392923 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6647307 (C4) Reallocation count 99 99 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6647307 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6647307 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 89 89 8589934592 (E9) Unknown 0 0 40517 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13195 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13195 (F2) Unknown 0 0 28047	42.2% Average	Read 325 Write 105 Mixed 161 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 9.52 62% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 97.5 DQ Mixed 45 52% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 39%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 202GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 137 3983 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7274 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4620 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5304 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 94 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7179 (C2) HDA temperature 114 96 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.6% Average	Read 74.8 Write 73.7 Mixed 99.8 63% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.27 70% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 192GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 15014112 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5719 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 50506811 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4284 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 5116 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295163908 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 454623259 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 37 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 56538 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 51539607579 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 139612206925768 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16658554013 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1101751464194	86.4% Excellent	Read 164 Write 137 Mixed 150 114% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.18 73% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 94GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 93411832 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5247 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 42958209 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4245 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 5115 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032836 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 73 57 454623259 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 74 74 52086 (C2) HDA temperature 27 43 51539607579 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -112528143152895 (F1) Unknown 100 253 31608681786 (F2) Unknown 100 253 447903969814	73.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 135 Mixed 121 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.21 73% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41% 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 $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
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 $37Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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