Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics38.5% 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.
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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131106
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJan 30 '23 at 03:38
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$125
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 26.5
2-Core 56
33% 47.9 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 353
32% 267 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.8.2
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.5% Below average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 55.9
Parallax 65.6
38% 56 fps
MRender 47.6
Gravity 55.2
Splatting 43.6
40% 48.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 114 113 130 120 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 158
Write 153
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 118
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
958GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 27 27 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 50.9
Write 27.5
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 27.4
25% 33.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5458-009.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
21.7% Poor
MC Read 7.9
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 6.5
21% 7.33 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 5.5
17% 5.83 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 30%

 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 1,462 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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