Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.1% 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	91.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 107 54% 83.7 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 248 28% 220 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.1% Below average	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 35.9 30% 39 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 34.4 29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 273 272 282 288 290 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 370 Mixed 381 SusWrite 286 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 43.6 146% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 253 191% 255 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 124%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 89GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 87 86 86 87 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 81.8 Write 44.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 80.3 41% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 104%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MB 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 108GB free, PID 0408 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 29 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 27.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 29.1 38% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G CMV8GX3M1A1333C9 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.1% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 17.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	72.3"	1280 720	SNYEE01 SONY TV

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	426x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
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	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
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

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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