Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	30.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130711
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '16 at 08:31
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^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, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 136 60% 98 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 303 35% 275 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.0 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 90.4 48% 71.2 fps	MRender 56.3 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 82.3 57% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 171GB free Firmware: 603A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 53311576 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -123557619171191 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 31 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 2 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 26 33 55836737562 (C2) HDA temperature 26 33 55836737562 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 53311576 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 53311576 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 53311576 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294963674 (EA) Unknown 0 0 95 (F1) Unknown 0 0 95 (F2) Unknown 0 0 119 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1769490	68.3% Good	Read 506 Write 193 Mixed 259 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 18 99% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 48.6 68% 122 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 85%
hp ssd v 300a 120GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 107 16754781 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 21809843929995 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1572 (AB) Unknown 0 0 1 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 282 (B1) Unknown 0 0 13 (B5) Unknown 0 0 1 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 38657523740 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16754781 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16754781 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16754781 (E6) GMR head amplitude 90 90 90 (E7) Temperature 91 91 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 34730 (EA) Unknown 0 0 57713 (F1) Unknown 0 0 57713 (F2) Unknown 0 0 16959	30.2% Below average	Read 499 Write 14.1 Mixed 25.3 38% 180 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 0.83 4K Mixed 0.83 35% 7.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 39753672 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1586 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 55 45 932083230059 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9466 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1575 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 72 62 554762268 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 59 59 82550 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 34359738396 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 117055038692601 (F1) Unknown 100 253 45167491222 (F2) Unknown 100 253 60173278259	101% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 158 Mixed 152 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.28 86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Generic USB SD Reader 16GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	8.99% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 10.3 Mixed 11.5 16% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.02 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 1.13 86% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.99% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 1600 CL9 Series KHX1600C10D3/8G 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns

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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 $293	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) $32	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