Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.22% 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	94.7% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 17:52
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 67 2-Core 124 55% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 412 39% 323 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Zotac(19DA 1258) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.22% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 7.73 Parallax 8.94 7% 8.3 fps	MRender 8.81 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 10.7 8% 9.91 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.22% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 305 292 260 230 231 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 399 Mixed 328 SusWrite 273 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 48.1 162% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 233 175% 233 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 124%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 76 77 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 77.5 Write 75.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 75.7 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 323GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 17 17 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 26.2 Write 27.5 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 17.3 18% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 27 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 15.1 31% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1600 CL10 Series KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1600 CL10 Series 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.1% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.7 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 41%

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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