Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	The 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.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 21:25
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 63.5 2-Core 112 53% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 266 27% 217 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 20.3 Parallax 55.1 33% 38.8 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 36.9 29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD1600AVBS-63SVA0 160GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 9.4 9.5 8.2 7.3 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 40 Write 23.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 7.8 14% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 803GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 166 165 166 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 172 Mixed 105 SusWrite 165 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 17 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 26.7 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 16.5 32% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 17 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 25.5 Write 26.2 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 16.5 31% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 196% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 53%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,460 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 $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	428x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	389x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	108x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	66x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	51x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	46x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $377

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16