Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.87% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160324
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 09:45
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 79.6
1-Core 49.3
2-Core 98
49% 75.6 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 158
21% 156 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
Asus(1043 83BE) 1GB
CLim: 910 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.87% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 13
Parallax 3.41
9% 9.16 fps
MRender 15.4
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 15
12% 14 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.87%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 1.7 56 116 38 27 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 362
Write 250
Mixed 235
SusWrite 63.2
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 13.9
60% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 73.1
DQ Write 19.6
DQ Mixed 38.5
30% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF Hynix HMT351U6BFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.5% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 6.8
20% 7.07 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 6.3
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 49%

 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 1,458 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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