Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 117 50% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 226 27% 207 Pts	64-Core 224 14% 224 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 279 275 283 284 243 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 465 Write 311 Mixed 258 SusWrite 274 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 29.9 108% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 2.5 42% 104 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 290GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 101 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 132 Write 118 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 101 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 549GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 142 142 143 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 141 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 435GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 180 178 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 144 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 177 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 18.5 Write 17.3 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 17.9 24% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3 212% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.5 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 68%

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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	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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