Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	87.5% 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	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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '16 at 06:50
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (92^nd percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 118 56% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 261 30% 233 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 13.2 Parallax 16.1 15% 15.8 fps	MRender 21.7 Gravity 13 Splatting 11.3 12% 15.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000 512GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9356 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 215 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 37 (AE) Unknown 99 99 21 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1562 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 57 34 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (E9) Unknown 98 98 16466836 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6917 (F2) Unknown 99 99 11122 (F9) Unknown 99 99 18944	87.5% Excellent	Read 509 Write 428 Mixed 428 101% 455 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 30 111% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 19.2 51% 109 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 174 5908 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1978 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8383 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 83 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9428 (C2) HDA temperature 123 113 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.9% Average	Read 78 Write 70.9 Mixed 73.2 56% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.27 99% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 83%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 624GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 153 11150 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 911 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9257 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 210 (10) Unknown 2 198 52174394123 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 885 (C2) HDA temperature 125 111 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	95.3% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 150 Mixed 149 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.95 4K Mixed 0.3 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-149.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-149.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.7% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 12.2 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 64%

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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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	427x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16