Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.1% 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	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 75.8 2-Core 144 60% 99.5 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 460 43% 359 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 65.2 50% 64.8 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 53.9 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN216 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 180 180 180 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 412 Write 183 Mixed 215 SusWrite 178 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 33.4 112% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 137 117% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 36GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 52 54 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 155 Write 70 Mixed 30 SusWrite 50.9 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 38GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 102 102 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 100 61% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 80%

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $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	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 $273	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 $179	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