Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% 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	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '19 at 14:40
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-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-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 74.7 1-Core 61.1 2-Core 107 51% 80.9 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 194 25% 187 Pts	64-Core 187 12% 187 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4300 14,988 User benchmarks, average bench 1% XFX(1682 2463) 512MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.7000 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.09% Terrible	Lighting 1.43 Reflection 1.81 Parallax 1.25 1% 1.5 fps	MRender 1.33 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 1.3 1% 1.11 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.09% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 185 178 150 160 179 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 224 Write 118 Mixed 200 SusWrite 170 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 12.2 61% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 195 146% 196 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 100%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 78GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 95 91 93 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 82.4 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 91.9 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 65%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 69 59 53 97 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 30 Write 58 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 66 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB 3,542 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 505GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 85 80 88 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 100 Write 97.3 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 84.3 111% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 44%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 16GB 2,489 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	7.28% Terrible	Read 26 Write 14.3 Mixed 10 SusWrite 13.6 20% 16 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.28% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 11.3 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	425x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	387x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $38Bench 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 $273	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