Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '22 at 06:43
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 57 2-Core 107 50% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 257 29% 229 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 04C2) CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.10.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 59 Parallax 90.2 0% 49.8 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 44.1 45% 57 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 49 50 33 39 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 99.7 Write 98 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 44.2 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 48GB free Firmware: V5DOA73A Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 9,440 Mixed 47.5 3,391% 4,744 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 35%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 65GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 96 86 93 94 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 78.7 Write 70.7 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 89.9 55% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54 6,728 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 59GB free Firmware: JC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 59 59 60 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 79.9 Write 81.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 58.7 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 54GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 129 138 159 125 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 157 Write 144 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 130 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 103%
SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 63GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 37 39 39 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 52.4 Write 40.9 Mixed 32 SusWrite 39 54% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.2% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.9 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 60%

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16