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 below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	80.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3360 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 3360 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '22 at 04:10
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 76 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 120 55% 88.7 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 265 30% 237 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 105 121 174 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 458 Write 102 Mixed 216 SusWrite 148 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 38.6 136% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 146 138% 215 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 82GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 73 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 69.2 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 71.8 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 68%
USB Disk 0GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 3234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 15.2 Write 5.7 Mixed 7.2 10% 9.37 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 1% Great: 6%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 169GB free, PID 61f3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 93 52 50 44 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 231 Mixed 225 SusWrite 80 255% 194 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 25.3 4K Mixed 22.1 1,687% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 27 2,177% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 360%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX F3-12800CL9-4GBRL KHX1600C10D3/8GX F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 44%

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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	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 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16