Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.4% 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	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '21 at 23:41
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 122 58% 91.7 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 345 35% 286 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 355.60 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 40.2 35% 43 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.4 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 171 154 152 147 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 441 Write 396 Mixed 356 SusWrite 178 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 38.8 130% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 262 196% 262 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 165 168 169 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 178 Mixed 106 SusWrite 164 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.1 520% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 118%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 712GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 37 42 39 38 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 58.8 Write 0.8 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 36.8 25% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 44%
Generic- SD/MMC 8GB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 9 8.4 9 9 9 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	5.14% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 8.6 10% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.14% Great: 12%
WD easystore 2647 4TB 610 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 2647 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 82.2 Write 96.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 102 117% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 72%

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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	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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

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