Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 00:28
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 81 1-Core 70.5 2-Core 124 57% 92 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 243 30% 227 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 30 Parallax 54.5 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 36.6 29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD1600AVBS-63SVA0 160GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 5 3.6 4.6 4.9 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 44.2 Write 16 Mixed 16 SusWrite 4.7 15% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 65% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 802GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 164 167 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 104 SusWrite 166 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 53%

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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 1,458 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	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 $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 $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