Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27% 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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 02:41
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 133 56% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 291 33% 260 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 44.6 28% 36.5 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 28.4 Splatting 35.3 25% 30.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$38 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFR71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 49 2.4 31 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	59% Above average	Read 296 Write 145 Mixed 299 SusWrite 64.7 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 26.9 112% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 149 128% 189 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 148GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 158 166 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 149 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 163 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 50GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 106 88 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 85.2 Write 94.8 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 95.1 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 412GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 85 83 85 82 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 73 Mixed 46 SusWrite 83.2 93% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 2x4GB 8,083 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.1% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.1 20% 7.17 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 59%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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