Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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	36% 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	65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (12%). 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	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 02:17
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 137 59% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 429 40% 334 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 GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.2 38% 44.1 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 36.3 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 175 178 175 174 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 382 Write 258 Mixed 276 SusWrite 181 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 27 92% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 155 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 89 88 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 95.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 87.6 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 932GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 176 176 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 146 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 175 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905458-009.A00LF 9905458-009.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 8.9 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	426x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
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	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16