Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140409
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '18 at 13:50
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 33.7
2-Core 63.6
40% 57.5 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 133
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3002) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 12.4
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 14.9
10% 13.6 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 15
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 148
Write 129
Mixed 147
107% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.17
59% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.4% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 14.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.53 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 54%

 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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