Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '16 at 16:29
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 49.3 2-Core 101 50% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 200 26% 198 Pts	64-Core 201 12% 201 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1055 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.11.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 83.8 61% 73.7 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 80.1 57% 68 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1270 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 345 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 21227 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C2) HDA temperature 67 44 240519282721	42.9% Average	Read 488 Write 257 Mixed 261 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 8.49 4K Mixed 3.5 26% 7.65 MB/s	DQ Read 11 DQ Write 8.75 DQ Mixed 4.23 5% 8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 76.1 Write 54 Mixed 63.5 49% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.16 92% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 75.2 Write 55.2 Mixed 62.4 48% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.23 103% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 54.9 Mixed 20.6 37% 50.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.37 108% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 57%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 356GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 21495284016 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5548 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16118 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3325 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5608 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5608 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 253403856932 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3	50.6% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 89.1 Mixed 87.9 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.42 104% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 51%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 941GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 110 146% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.23 88% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 81%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 931GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 94.4 Mixed 79.4 110% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 585GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 90 Write 93.9 Mixed 51.4 98% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.2 61% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-083.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905403-083.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.3% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 51%

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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	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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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