Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% 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 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.29% 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	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '19 at 09:35
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 127 55% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 283 32% 248 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670 32,193 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Asus(1043 03EA) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	7.29% Terrible	Lighting 9.37 Reflection 9.04 Parallax 7.25 8% 8.55 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 6.17 Splatting 9.26 7% 7.94 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.29% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 356 379 395 380 393 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 352 Write 402 Mixed 248 SusWrite 377 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 22.4 101% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 233 181% 248 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 111%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 31GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 59 60 57 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 82 Write 77 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 58.4 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 68GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 85 86 81 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 79.5 Write 85.8 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 83.4 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 74%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 122 124 118 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 132 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 121 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 124GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 101 102 96 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 99.8 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.9 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 62%

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

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16