Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	92.8% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 21:30
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	11%

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-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 123 54% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 286 31% 246 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1970) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 56.9 52% 62.2 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 52.3 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 283 140 126 121 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 378 Mixed 360 SusWrite 199 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 53.4 162% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 252 190% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 500GB-$66 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 296GB free Firmware: ST3O SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 66 71 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 26.2 Write 53 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 67.7 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 62%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 18 20 22 20 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.14% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 18.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 17.8 19% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 6.14% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM Team-Elite-1600 Team-Elite-1600 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 9.8 25% 8.67 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 39%

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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	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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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