Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 18:47
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 143 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 406 40% 329 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 99 Parallax 98.7 90% 103 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 84.5 77% 95.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 306 308 303 307 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 433 Write 337 Mixed 384 SusWrite 306 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 32.2 129% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 32.1 71% 142 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 129%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 100 95 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 73.4 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 97.6 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 87%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 12GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 40 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 37 Write 28.7 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 40.5 25% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 68 67 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 128 Write 132 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 68.7 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 69%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 859GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 124 124 121 121 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 91 Write 90.1 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 121 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.5% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13.2 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 47%

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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