Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.9% 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	95.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 07:38
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 118 58% 91.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 273 30% 239 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% ASRock(1849 5001) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 85.5 56% 74.6 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 57.2 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 361 364 375 357 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 393 Mixed 379 SusWrite 351 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 43.5 143% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 230 177% 239 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 125%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 476GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 352 354 361 367 374 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 448 Write 375 Mixed 344 SusWrite 352 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 25.4 107% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 98 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 38.2 65% 123 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 102%
Sabrent AS2115 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 75GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 28 29 29 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.6% Very poor	Read 28.4 Write 28 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 28.6 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 6.1 1,076% 6.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 207 207 198 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 152 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 191 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 442% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 930GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 114 Write 32.5 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 116 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.7 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 63%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
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	108x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16