Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.6% 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	94.6% 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.

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

Run History

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 18:47
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 51.4 2-Core 122 55% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 256 29% 227 Pts	64-Core 260 16% 260 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 39.7 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 35.4 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 287 288 291 293 281 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 442 Mixed 384 SusWrite 296 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 46.9 147% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 258 193% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 74GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 90.6 Write 88.4 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 65.6 58% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 75 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 80.8 Write 44.9 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 75.4 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 104%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 266GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 109 110 107 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 85.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 108 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A2133C11 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.5% Above average	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%

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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%

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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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16