Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 16 '22 at 00:39
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 82
1-Core 70.6
2-Core 128
58% 93.4 Pts
4-Core 225
8-Core 276
32% 251 Pts
64-Core 287
18% 287 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 217
Parallax 236
163% 218 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 160
Splatting 131
143% 182 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 145%
Great: 170%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 213 222 198 180 137 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
70.1% Very good
Read 242
Write 200
Mixed 221
SusWrite 192
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 40.7
132% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 165
124% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 13.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 63%

 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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