Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.5% 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	82.5% 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	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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 20:30
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 39.6 2-Core 97.9 47% 72.6 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 195 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Sapphire(174B E210) 3GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 48.1 29% 37.1 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 33.7 27% 32.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 320 331 316 294 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 418 Write 346 Mixed 271 SusWrite 314 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 31.3 117% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 110 119% 199 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 110%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 22GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 45.2 Write 44.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 39.4 30% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 60%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 919GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 26 Write 24 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 24.1 33% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 2,501 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8 19% 6.73 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 54%

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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 1,453 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	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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