Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.72% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (92%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120717
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 14:50
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU 92%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 69
1-Core 30.3
2-Core 58.2
36% 52.5 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 191
19% 156 Pts
64-Core 181
11% 181 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
Asus(1043 03EA) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.72% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 9.6
Parallax 7.2
7% 8.47 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 7.2
6% 7.6 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.72%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 42 75 56 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 81.3
Write 90.8
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 61
52% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
32.3% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 11.1
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.5 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 51%

 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 1,453 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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