Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	40.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '18 at 03:18
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

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PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 60.7 2-Core 114 52% 83.5 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 230 29% 219 Pts	64-Core 78.7 5% 78.7 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.8% Average	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 106 Parallax 88.7 26% 75.5 fps	MRender 87.1 Gravity 88.5 Splatting 81.3 70% 85.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4430 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 724 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 93 93 79 (AE) Unknown 100 100 61 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 56 188979019807 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 93 93 7 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 55900781191 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1748196881 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1082433292 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3574 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	54.4% Above average	Read 462 Write 263 Mixed 332 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 10.9 63% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 37.2 DQ Write 28.2 DQ Mixed 7.99 13% 24.5 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 93GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 11227224 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1157 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 37815990 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4782 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 999 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 63 538050591 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 66134 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 12884901919 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -6253472380036 (F1) Unknown 100 253 23955556467 (F2) Unknown 100 253 57685895805	73.1% Very good	Read 112 Write 144 Mixed 147 102% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.24 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%

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 way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.2% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 15.2 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 3.5 SC Write 2.7 SC Mixed 3.5 9% 3.23 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 72%

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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 $182	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) $30	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