Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.2% 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	33.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	5896 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 22:00
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 127 55% 90.3 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 280 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 288 18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11.2% Very poor	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 48 Parallax 56.8 0% 35 fps	MRender 48.4 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 34.5 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 25 11 21 25 21 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.2% Below average	Read 246 Write 72.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 19.7 20% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 5 69% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 80.4 DQ Write 57.9 DQ Mixed 4.4 21% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 84%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 930GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 404 413 428 427 426 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 348 Write 413 Mixed 357 SusWrite 422 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 61 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 69.8 56% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 43GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 89 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 148 Write 142 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 89.9 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 65%

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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 $273	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 $179	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