Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59% 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)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130502
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '17 at 21:31
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 147
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 466
45% 368 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1579 MHz, MLim: 1974 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 72.3
56% 71.9 fps
MRender 75.2
Gravity 66.6
Splatting 58.2
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 504
Write 330
Mixed 343
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 8.24
60% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 24.2
DQ Write 39.3
DQ Mixed 8.15
13% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59%
Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
714GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 79.5
Write 80.8
Mixed 88
63% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.46
116% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 62%
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91
298GB free
Firmware: GJ002F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 78.5
Write 84.6
Mixed 77.1
60% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.28
79% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 46.8%
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)
50.9% Above average
Read 93.8
Write 83.2
Mixed 102
70% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.31
96% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.9%
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 (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.4% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.4%
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 1,457 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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