Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	80.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160324
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	87%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 78.8 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 118 54% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 284 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.5% Excellent	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 97 Parallax 102 81% 99.4 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 98.6 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 357GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 348 374 360 383 392 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 411 Write 342 Mixed 274 SusWrite 366 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 32.1 107% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 245 187% 254 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 80 104 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 13.8 Write 57.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 71.2 31% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 507GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 133 110 179 181 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results

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 1,453 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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