Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 16:49
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 109 48% 78 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 325 32% 260 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 24 Parallax 30.1 18% 25.6 fps	MRender 21.2 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 22.3 18% 21.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 22%
Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT 27,834 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 241D) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	1.86% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 1 2% 2.43 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 1.8 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.47 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.86% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 40 18 28 15 21 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.1% Below average	Read 157 Write 92.7 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 48.7 22% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 20.8 75% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 26.2 24% 35 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 83GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 13 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 11.9 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 74GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 10 12 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 82.9 Write 81.9 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 11.8 43% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G N3D08F1333E-512N KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.9% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 28%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	4%	24	49	5	60	23.1"	1280 720	GSM581C E2341

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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