Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140409
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '15 at 00:16
Run Duration	418 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 62.9 2-Core 119 42% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 296 32% 256 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 44% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.7% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 57.4 36% 44.2 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 39 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 256GB-$225 3,223 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10037 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 119 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 187 187 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C2) HDA temperature 73 62 163209936923 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	51.3% Above average	Read 308 Write 118 Mixed 179 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 27.6 83% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 80.2 DQ Mixed 62 62% 101 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 317GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 29 Write 30.4 Mixed 13.7 30% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.12 18% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 21%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID a817 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	4.78% Terrible	Read 19.4 Write 3.1 Mixed 5.19 9% 9.23 MB/s	4K Read 5.28 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 21% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.78% Great: 6%

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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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Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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

Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)