Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A97 LE R2.0  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140409
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 02:04
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 71.7
1-Core 51.8
2-Core 70.7
44% 64.7 Pts
4-Core 164
8-Core 226
25% 195 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.9% Good
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 91.9
Parallax 110
59% 91.5 fps
MRender 82.5
Gravity 107
Splatting 89.6
76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 274 218 253 253 224 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.6% Average
Read 226
Write 239
Mixed 198
SusWrite 250
52% 228 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 26.3
4K Mixed 14.6
48% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 212
164% 225 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
229GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 253 236 251 243 241 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.6% Above average
Read 283
Write 258
Mixed 218
SusWrite 250
57% 252 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 14.1
48% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 196
157% 220 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 108%
Best Buy Geek Squad 4GB
4GB free, PID 554f
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Read 24
Write 6
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 5.8
13% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C8 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 15.7
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.6
15% 5.13 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 75%

 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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