Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.3% 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	12.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 142 58% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 309 36% 280 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2150 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 74.8 52% 65.6 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 51.4 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z331 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 18 63 31 44 30 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.1% Very poor	Read 55.5 Write 61.7 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 40.2 14% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 12.2 21% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 86%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free Firmware: V5DO SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 38.5 Mixed 25 SusWrite 39.2 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 35%
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 78GB free Firmware: CP10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 24.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 58.1 29% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 45%
Toshiba MK2546GSX 250GB-$38 1,044 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 44GB free Firmware: LB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 6.7 6.1 8.7 9.4 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 10.8 Mixed 11 SusWrite 7.8 11% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 29%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 19GB free Firmware: 08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 42 42 42 43 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 41.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 42.4 26% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.7% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 63%

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

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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