Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39.1% 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 Drive52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 02:14
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 139
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 436
41% 343 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Lighting 51.4
Reflection 34
Parallax 62.2
42% 49.2 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 49.7
Splatting 41.9
34% 40.7 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM05.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 484
Write 196
Mixed 275
70% 318 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 7.37
61% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 7.99
27% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 84%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
136GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 155
Write 114
Mixed 129
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.2
115% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 16.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.9
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 75%

 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 1,455 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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