Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.3% 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	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 17:41
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 98.8 51% 80 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 343 35% 281 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.7 19% 20.3 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 23 Splatting 17.6 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 234 240 249 236 236 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 448 Write 255 Mixed 249 SusWrite 235 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 21.6 97% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 45.5 78% 154 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 356GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 169 171 170 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 175 Mixed 110 SusWrite 164 121% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 197GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 189 189 189 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 162 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 186 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 111 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 84 SusWrite 111 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 487GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 107 111 113 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 107 117% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 44%
LaCie Rugged FW/USB 500GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 214GB free, PID 100c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 20.5 37% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.4 8.4 7.8 7.4 8.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 14.7 Write 15.7 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 9 18% 13 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.8 170% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.1 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns

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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	388x
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
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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 $45	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