Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	17.9% 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 Drive	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150324
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 01:57
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.55 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 116 55% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 189 8-Core 183 25% 186 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 17 Parallax 19.9 18% 19.8 fps	MRender 24.5 Gravity 22.7 Splatting 17 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 292 296 301 296 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 440 Write 310 Mixed 288 SusWrite 293 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 29.2 104% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 154 128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 495GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 141 142 142 142 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 137 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 140 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 5,347 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 7.07 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical M5A97 LE R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Destroyer

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	424x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	386x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	107x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	67x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	65x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	50x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	26x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16