Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.4% 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	39.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 04:06
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 79.8 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 134 57% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 276 31% 243 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 6332) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.1 Reflection 15.2 Parallax 18.2 16% 17.5 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 18.6 Splatting 20 15% 18.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541A SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 58 62 59 65 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 146 Write 112 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 63.5 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 25.9 83% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 67.2 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 91.4 67% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 73%
Toshiba MK1652GSX 160GB-$30 2,145 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 21GB free Firmware: LV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 50 49 50 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 48.3 Write 47.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 50 32% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 209GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 218 217 195 118 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 176 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 181 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 253GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 74 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 85.5 Write 86.3 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 74.7 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 79GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 77 75 77 75 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 76.2 Write 75 Mixed 54 SusWrite 75.9 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 374GB free Firmware: 19.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 110 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 109 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 69%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 11GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.1 8 7.2 8.4 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	7.46% Terrible	Read 30.2 Write 12.5 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 7.2 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.46% Great: 35%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 22GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.5 3.7 3.7 4.5 3.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 30 Write 6.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.2 11% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.4 204% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 43GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 11 8.6 10 12 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 5 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 10.8 19% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.2 133% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 64GB 841 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 59GB free, PID 5599 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 9.6 11 10 9.9 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 12.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 10.1 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2.1 112% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G HP497157-C01-ELDW HP497157-C01-ELDW HP497157-C01-ELDW 14GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.4% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 7.3 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 43%

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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	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	66x

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	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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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