Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120917
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 18:41
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6330 Six-Core 152 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 133 61% 98.2 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 293 33% 259 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 2312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 82.4 52% 69.4 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 52.7 47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 732GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 170 169 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 187 Mixed 132 SusWrite 169 124% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 77GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 154 Mixed 85 SusWrite 163 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 104%
Maxtor 6 L300S0 300GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 279GB free Firmware: BACE SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 71 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 66 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.2 174% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 174GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 29.2 Write 26.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 30.8 36% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 36GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.99% Terrible	Read 0.8 Write 0.8 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.9 1% 0.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 1.99% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD34G13332 PSD34G13332 PSD34G13332 PSD34G133381 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 15.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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