Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	55.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 127 57% 92.8 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 282 32% 250 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 65 57% 69 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 57.4 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3500528AS 500GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 59 62 40 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 96.9 Write 68.1 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 52.1 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 64%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 835GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 202 198 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 151 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 200 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-MR 4x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	GSM772A LG QHD

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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	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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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