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Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 16:04
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Memory 79
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 92.4
48% 73 Pts
4-Core 173
8-Core 283
28% 228 Pts
64-Core 283
18% 283 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 55.3%
 Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6790
PwrHis(1787 2310) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 12.8
12% 14 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 10.4
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 10% ↑
This bench: 10.7%
 Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 211 190 60 53 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 398
Write 372
Mixed 336
SusWrite 156
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 39.5
129% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 177
132% 175 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 73.4%
 Great: 124%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 70
Write 68.8
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 69.6
50% 68 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑
This bench: 40.2%
 Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8F CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 42.6%
 Great: 43%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,458 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples426x
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples389x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples203x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples107x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples67x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples66x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples36x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples32x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples46x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX  $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $334
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HDDRAMUSB
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