Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


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 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.6% 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	144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 01 '22 at 16:40
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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-$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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 129 57% 93 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 276 31% 244 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% EVGA(3842 2743) 2GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 8.9 Reflection 8.6 Parallax 10.4 7% 9.3 fps	MRender 8.7 Gravity 11.9 Splatting 9.7 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 477 474 481 488 492 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 901 Write 756 Mixed 763 SusWrite 480 162% 725 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 62 199% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 449 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 366 274% 368 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 340%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 177 175 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 190 Write 167 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 175 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.7 11% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 1.4 2% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 23%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 161GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 301 302 308 312 313 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 405 Write 323 Mixed 292 SusWrite 305 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 37 129% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 169 138% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 97%
Seagate ST9250410ASG 250GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 87GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 71.1 Write 60.3 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 78.9 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 55%
USB3.0 500GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 447GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 13 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 27.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 13.4 18% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 67%
USB3.0 160GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 65GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 27.4 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 13.1 16% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 55%
SanDisk' Cruzer Fit 64GB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 55GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 10 13 9.6 13 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 18.8 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 10.4 18% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 19%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$9 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 0GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 26.5 Write 6 Mixed 9.8 14% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,383 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14.9 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 72%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	426x
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	107x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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