Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.25% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 00:12
Run Duration351 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
34.3% Below average
Memory 32
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 92.4
31% 55.4 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 357
33% 277 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Zotac(19DA 1294) 1GB
CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
8.25% Terrible
Lighting 9.53
Reflection 8.58
Parallax 10.9
8% 9.66 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.1
9% 11 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.25%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
40% Average
Read 400
Write 131
Mixed 283
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 4.2
46% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 82
DQ Write 57.5
DQ Mixed 8.33
23% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
354GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
61% Good
Read 104
Write 109
Mixed 19.1
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.34
80% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 61%
Great: 69%
Generic Mass-Storage 8GB
4GB free, PID null
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Read 15
Write 3.87
Mixed 5.78
8% 8.22 MB/s
4K Read 1.46
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.19
22% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MD3512NSA-HA3G1 Kingston 99U5474-038.A00LF 16GB
1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
30.7% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 1.6
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 2.9
8% 2.67 GB/s
Latency 243
16% 243 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 33%

 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 1,456 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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