Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.7% 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	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '16 at 02:38
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 65.9 2-Core 122 57% 90.8 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 306 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% EVGA(3842 1584) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 28.4 Reflection 43.1 Parallax 31.6 23% 34.4 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 32.3 25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-514 240GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 467 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 217 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 19 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 33 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 134 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 106 (E7) Temperature 100 100 33 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2405 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2539	74.1% Very good	Read 484 Write 296 Mixed 370 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 29.8 100% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 59 62% 102 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 878GB free Firmware: HP64 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 72104975 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1395 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 19303786 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 819 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1394 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1283380271 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 538443808 (C2) HDA temperature 32 41 55834574880 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 12 72104975 (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	69.6% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 101 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.46 115% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 68%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 376GB free Firmware: 0132 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 168867012 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 115 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6398997 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 55246 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 115 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 115966018573 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 790691873 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 90194313249 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 25 15 168867012 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 22608707871847 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3352566307 (F2) Unknown 100 253 302277739	22.6% Poor	Read 42 Write 36.2 Mixed 39.2 30% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.52 114% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 26%
SAMSUNG HM321HI 320GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 203GB free, PID 0579 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 29.7 Mixed 27.8 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.47 4K Mixed 0.25 26% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 104%

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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	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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16