Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.7% 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 Drive67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 10:18
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Memory 76.1
1-Core 45.4
2-Core 91.3
46% 70.9 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 183
23% 176 Pts
64-Core 181
11% 181 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
XFX(1682 2990) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 13
12% 13.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 9.5
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900J13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 390 399 391 394 395 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 396
Write 388
Mixed 362
SusWrite 388
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 18.1
61% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 182
146% 202 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 96%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB
12GB free, PID 00ee
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
4K Read 2.6
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673FH0-CF8 Hynix HMT125U6AFP8C-G7 Hynix HMT125U6AFP8C-G7 M378B5673FH0-CF8 8GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.9% Poor
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.5
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns

 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 1,455 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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