Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 21:49
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 73.4 1-Core 26.1 2-Core 49.6 36% 49.7 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 242 28% 217 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 68 70 71 74 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 388 Write 271 Mixed 276 SusWrite 112 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 22.1 4K Mixed 9.6 53% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 22.8 43% 85.7 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 118 104 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 100 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 30GB free Firmware: LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 64 62 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 61.5 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 71%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 49GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 74 72 81 84 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 66.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 79.2 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 57%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 49 59 47 59 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 65.5 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 51.6 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 15GB free Firmware: 0011LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 50 51 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 33.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 49.8 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 43%
Hitachi HTS54757 750GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 31GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 37.7 Mixed 18 SusWrite 42.7 43% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 36%
WD Ext HDD 1021 500GB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 34GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 30.7 Write 27 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 30.7 37% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 21%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 125GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 116GB free, PID 5597, sandisk cruzer glide Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 32 37 38 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 91.3 Write 48.7 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 36.9 77% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.6 124% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB 2,677 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.7% Poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 7 21% 7.27 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 4.7 13% 4.47 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 34%

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	388x
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 $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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