Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.4% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121107
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 15:52
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 127 57% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 321 31% 253 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Palit(1569 11C6) 1GB CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.1 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 20.9 14% 17.9 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 20.8 Splatting 15 15% 19.2 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 30 30 33 30 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 135 Write 116 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 43.7 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 152 152 152 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 132 Write 110 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 152 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 27.7 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 12.2 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 6TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 185 185 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 134 Write 153 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 184 196% 142 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 75%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 906GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 26.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 11 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 22%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 24.5 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 11.1 28% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 CT102464BA160B.C16 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.7% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 48%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

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