Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.4% 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	54.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '16 at 08:57
Run Duration	649 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 143 59% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 422 42% 340 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 62.7 56% 67.2 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 56.7 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 43563532 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -10179072491177 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 168 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 107 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 39 49 60132753447 (C2) HDA temperature 39 49 60132753447 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 43563532 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 43563532 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 43563532 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 8589934592 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1491 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1372 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1372 (F2) Unknown 0 0 834 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2228246	54.6% Above average	Read 467 Write 193 Mixed 267 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 10.2 70% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 9.15 30% 60.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 197 171 1125 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 239 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 342 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 149 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 88 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 352 (C2) HDA temperature 102 99 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	93.2% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 165 Mixed 169 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 2.68 4K Mixed 0.35 142% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 475 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 4.54 Mixed 3.89 9% 9.12 MB/s	4K Read 4.23 4K Write 0.002 4K Mixed 0.005 16% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 7%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 32GB 7,326 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 24GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.48% Terrible	Read 27 Write 2.83 Mixed 4.46 10% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.99 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.48% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.8 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 71%

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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