Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.1% 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	88.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 12:39
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 76.2 2-Core 139 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 422 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1304 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 85.2 49% 71.1 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 55.1 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 715GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 353 372 371 360 381 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 499 Write 388 Mixed 294 SusWrite 358 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 34.3 117% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 181 147% 208 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 155 161 162 153 162 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 140 143 142 137 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 133 Write 104 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 140 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 97%
SanDisk Cruzer 127GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 4GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 9 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 0.9 14% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.5 102% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 63%

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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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16