Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	70%

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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-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 75.3 2-Core 148 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 469 46% 376 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45% Average	Lighting 52.8 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 78.6 43% 64.6 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 53.6 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 88046362 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 274 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 49575632 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -139053861174406 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 161 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 20409 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 55 537985056 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 182 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10661 (C2) HDA temperature 32 45 55834574880 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 169 61177 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 53837415055878 (F1) Unknown 100 253 21695502348 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11347563293	90.7% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 137 Mixed 120 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.23 78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 105%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 550GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897091772 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 345 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1354 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 345 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 345 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 201864249381 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	90.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 149 Mixed 137 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.17 71% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 147 Write 156 Mixed 151 197% 151 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 3.78 4K Mixed 0.39 206% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 72%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 125GB 732 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.47% Terrible	Read 13.4 Write 7.13 Mixed 8.95 12% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 2.77 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.61 35% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.47% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6K1 CT51264BD160B.C16F Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6K1 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 10.4 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 50%

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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 $184	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) $35	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