Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 10:58
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	35%

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-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 (61^st percentile)	61.8% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 71.4 2-Core 137 57% 94.7 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 382 40% 321 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K420 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 1162) 2GB CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.44% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 4.06 3% 3.63 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 4.57 Splatting 6.39 4% 5.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 219 221 257 226 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 408 Write 244 Mixed 250 SusWrite 229 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 29 104% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 168 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 123%
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 11,708 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 175GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 120 124 125 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 123 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 47GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 91 91 93 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 90 Write 77 Mixed 72 SusWrite 92.6 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 392GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 118 120 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 28.9 20% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 97%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power16G 16GB 1,304 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 12GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 10 8.8 6.4 13 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	8.84% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 3.3 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 9.3 17% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 81% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.84% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x4GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 76%

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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	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