Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '19 at 00:44
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 122
58% 92.4 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 289
32% 255 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 295 262 280 175 341 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 437
Write 216
Mixed 207
SusWrite 275
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 29.3
105% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 97.6
97% 160 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
221GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 116
73% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 69%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
5GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 6.9 7.3 7.1 7.2 6.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
7.26% Terrible
Read 23.3
Write 8.2
Mixed 14.9
SusWrite 7.5
16% 13.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.8
57% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-026.A00LF Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
26.5% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 6.8
23% 8.13 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.3
26% 8.93 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 27%

 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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