Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39.5% 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	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 12:25
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 71.3 1-Core 59.3 2-Core 118 51% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 237 28% 219 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% EVGA(3842 2790) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.5% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 55.9 39% 49.9 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 43 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 99 89 101 106 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 246 Write 139 Mixed 162 SusWrite 101 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 22.8 82% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 87.3 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 111 84% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 73%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 364GB free Firmware: GR2OA3E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 79 76 80 66 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 73.9 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 449GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 125 121 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 Kingston 99U5595-005.A00LF M378B5673EH1-CH9 Kingston 99U5595-005.A00LF 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.4% Below average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 11.3 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 6.4 18% 6.4 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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