Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.9%, 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 05:42
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 134 57% 94 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 447 42% 347 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.2 33% 36.9 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 37.3 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 388 Write 318 Mixed 254 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 34.4 114% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 146 130% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 147GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 118 118 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 156 Write 108 Mixed 86 SusWrite 122 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 112%
Seagate ST31000340NS EIT 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 46GB free Firmware: MS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 73 89 88 95 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 50.8 Write 58 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 85.7 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 402GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 109 103 108 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 157 Write 134 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 109 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 82GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 35 35 37 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 15.4 Write 31.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 32.9 20% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.2 73% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.5 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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