Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130502
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 17 '23 at 01:19
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 620e
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Memory 39.8
1-Core 37.3
2-Core 71.7
30% 49.6 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 131
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 89.8
6% 89.8 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
EVGA(3842 2632) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
3.44% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.6
Parallax 2.5
3% 4.33 fps
MRender 6.3
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 3.6
4% 5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.44%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 152 179 174 177 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 157
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 168
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 8
21% 7.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.07 GB/s
Latency 203
20% 203 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 64%

 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 1,456 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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