Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Graphics39.4% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '17 at 11:33
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 152
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 465
44% 366 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1648 MHz, MLim: 1971 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Lighting 52.4
Reflection 49.5
Parallax 44.6
43% 48.8 fps
MRender 35
Gravity 45.2
Splatting 40.2
33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
731GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABS0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 157
Mixed 134
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.14
85% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.3% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 10.7
34% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 12.8
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 62
65% 62 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 72%

 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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