Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.1% 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	38.6% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 02:20
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 74.2 1-Core 53.2 2-Core 98.2 48% 75.2 Pts	4-Core 175 8-Core 150 22% 162 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.1% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 55.6 35% 48.5 fps	MRender 45.7 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 32.8 32% 40.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 45 49 36 42 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 428 Write 364 Mixed 202 SusWrite 53.2 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 22.7 36% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 19.3 41% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 629GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 173 174 178 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 107 Write 132 Mixed 69 SusWrite 173 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-MR 08G-D3-2400-MR 08G-D3-1866-MR 08G-D3-2400-MR 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 13.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 10.8 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns

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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%	28	6	4	60	24"	1920 1080	ACI2498 VS248

History: Score 21: 2R 2G 5B | Score 1: 0R 0G 1B

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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	388x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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