Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.1% 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 Drive59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130502
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 00:31
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 148
63% 104 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 461
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 2015 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 359.6
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.1% Poor
Lighting 28.7
Reflection 28.2
Parallax 26.8
23% 27.9 fps
MRender 35.4
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 24
23% 28.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 501
Write 330
Mixed 337
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 8.22
63% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 38.5
DQ Mixed 8.18
13% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
727GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 80.4
Write 83.9
Mixed 80.1
61% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.48
124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 62%
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91
298GB free
Firmware: GJ002F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 77.5
Write 84.5
Mixed 75.3
60% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.25
75% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 48%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
142GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 88.8
Write 87.5
Mixed 101
70% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.42
115% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 13.2
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 11.3
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 62%

 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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