Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.43% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	48.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 17:44
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 140 60% 98.6 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 428 39% 327 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Asus(1043 8461) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	5.43% Terrible	Lighting 6.73 Reflection 7 Parallax 7.75 6% 7.16 fps	MRender 4.86 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 7.04 5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.43% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 66 56 55 58 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 160 Write 340 Mixed 114 SusWrite 81.9 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 22 89% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 103 112% 189 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 684GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 111 109 115 112 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 102 Write 113 Mixed 71 SusWrite 111 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 194GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 113 108 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 58 SusWrite 113 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 11,204 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.8% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.5 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 9.5 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 35%

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

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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 $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 $274	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 $183	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