Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.9% 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	30% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 75.1 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 131 57% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 383 39% 317 Pts	64-Core 385 24% 385 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 3416) CLim: 1281 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 65 Parallax 78.2 52% 69.1 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 52.6 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 32 101 22 31 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30% Poor	Read 315 Write 131 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 62 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 8.5 42% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.8 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 16.9 14% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 63GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 151 138 142 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 284 Write 206 Mixed 241 SusWrite 136 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 26 82% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 151 110% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1000LX 015-1U7172 1TB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 126GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 67 72 72 72 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41% Average	Read 75 Write 4 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 67.5 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 72%
WD WD6400AADS-00M2B0 640GB 1,496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 13GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 95 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 69.7 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 95.5 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 59%
MAIWO GZX202 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 43GB free, PID 6101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 62 62 56 62 62 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.2% Poor	Read 46 Write 34.3 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 60.6 60% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 38%
BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 1TB 776 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 579GB free, PID 01e7 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 23 23 22 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 9.2 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 22.4 21% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 27GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 6.2 7 6.5 6.3 6.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	9.52% Terrible	Read 30 Write 7.8 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 6.4 14% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.1 121% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.52% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G AE34G1609U1 KHX1600C10D3/8G AE34G1609U1 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.7 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns

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

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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	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 $269	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 $178	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