Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.1% 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.
Memory	22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 22 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '23 at 15:42
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 as expected (46^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 116 53% 85.1 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 237 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 250 15% 250 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8A96) 2GB CLim: 942 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 20.9 13% 18.3 fps	MRender 21.6 Gravity 21 Splatting 16 16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Apacer AS350 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 901GB free (System drive) Firmware: APLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 345 348 367 376 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 73%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP1 1TB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 186 194 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 88.7 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 189 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%
Seagate ST31000524AS 1TB-$70 308 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 931GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 119 122 121 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64% Good	Read 104 Write 113 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 119 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 84 80 80 51 37 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 166 Write 120 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 67.8 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 101 104 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 99.1 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 102 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 57%
Adata XPG EX500 750GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 698GB free Firmware: 9303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 14 13 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 30.1 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 13 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 59%
Adata XPG EX500 500GB 487 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 466GB free Firmware: 9303 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 14 14 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 50 Write 29.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 13.9 22% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 66%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 466GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 79 Write 81.2 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 83.7 99% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 41%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 1TB 593 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 931GB free, PID 6298 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 2.8 4.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 101 Write 13.4 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 3.3 31% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 85% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF RM51264BA1339.M16F 22GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.7 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.47 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns

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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: 0P 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	40	5	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM076D SMBX2231

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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 $260	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16