Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.4% 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 Drive59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '17 at 22:23
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 78.9
2-Core 160
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 485
50% 400 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1520 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 73.3
Reflection 65.7
Parallax 89
60% 76 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 59.3
Splatting 84.7
58% 69.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 404
Write 324
Mixed 269
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 11
75% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 47.1
DQ Mixed 10.5
16% 29.6 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
538GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 170
Mixed 159
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.33
111% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
49% Average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $334
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