Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.1% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 01:16
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 91 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 127 60% 95 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 291 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 110 Parallax 103 82% 105 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 99.7 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 738GB free Firmware: RVQ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 279 154 152 151 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 470 Write 408 Mixed 370 SusWrite 211 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 41.4 138% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 181 137% 183 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 336 351 324 305 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 418 Mixed 370 SusWrite 330 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 46.3 145% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 196 147% 196 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 134%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 787GB free Firmware: 77.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 87 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 92.2 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 89.7 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB 3,542 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 24.1 Write 23.2 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 23.1 32% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 51264Y160K HYN 51264Y160K HYN 51264Y160K HYN 20GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns

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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 $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 $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 $15	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