Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	43.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (25%). 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	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 10:36
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.6% Average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 23.9 2-Core 33.8 32% 41.6 Pts	4-Core 89.8 8-Core 148 14% 119 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 343.98 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 59 Parallax 69.6 36% 57.6 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 64.7 57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 115 109 114 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 122 Write 135 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 118 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 69GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 95 94 97 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 54.5 Write 80.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 94.7 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 70%
Samsung HD080HJ/P 80GB-$25 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 15GB free Firmware: ZH100-43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 59.3 Mixed 40 SusWrite 58.9 39% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 39GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 76.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 73 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 307 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 61GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 105 107 107 121 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 176 Write 132 Mixed 81 SusWrite 108 158% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 73%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 12GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 25.8 Write 25 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 26 34% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLN-4G JM1333KLH-4G TS512MLK64V3H TS512MLK64V3H 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.4% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 6.8 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

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