Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '17 at 20:21
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core-$81 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 106 53% 83.4 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 161 22% 161 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 27.4 Parallax 52.2 34% 40.3 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 34.2 28% 33.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 381 Mixed 401 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 30.1 113% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 40.3 44% 74 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74% Very good	Read 138 Write 120 Mixed 145 102% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.12 33% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.3% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% 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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Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

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 $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	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 $300	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 $45	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