Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics22.3% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 10 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.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 23:40
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 147
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 297
39% 295 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Gigabyte(1458 255A) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 27
Reflection 29
Parallax 32.2
22% 29.4 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 21.5
Splatting 34.2
23% 27 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 250GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
70% Good
Read 126
Write 117
Mixed 93.6
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 4.06
4K Mixed 0.5
162% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70%
Great: 171%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown L28 08/11 DEXCOM KINGBOX-1600 00LF 9905458-009.A00LF 12GB
1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz
2048, 4096, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.4% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8.1
27% 9.37 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 43%

 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 1,460 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $377
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