Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.7% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 23:10
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 86.3 1-Core 67 2-Core 123 58% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 187 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% EVGA(3842 2753) CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 18.6 18% 19.3 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 18.9 18% 21.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1SA754D117-551 120GB 412 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 263 165 167 169 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 458 Write 284 Mixed 278 SusWrite 188 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 35 118% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 170 143% 208 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 189 190 190 184 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 150 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 186 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.73 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 8.5 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 34%

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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%

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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 $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 $279	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