Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.9% 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	The 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '17 at 21:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 134 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 439 43% 354 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 359.6 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 38.8 38% 43.6 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 40 Splatting 36.6 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 160GB free Firmware: MX15 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 87604485 (03) Spinup time 95 85 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8962 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 38847204836 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 55586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 16 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1855 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 25770328074 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 66 44 17752457250 (C2) HDA temperature 34 56 34359738402 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 31 21 87604485 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 7425	37.3% Below average	Read 83.9 Write 46 Mixed 26.9 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA650 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 82 (03) Spinup time 113 113 17193173194 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 768 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 39366 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 757 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 913 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 913 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 188979150884 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 212	64.2% Good	Read 109 Write 115 Mixed 9.06 56% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.17 51% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 136GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1509 (03) Spinup time 190 181 1458 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4152 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 36636 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 749 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 87 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 154 154 139211 (C2) HDA temperature 114 74 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	38% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 66.7 Mixed 41.1 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.14 52% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1600 CL10 Series 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.9% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 16.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns

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Typical M5A99X EVO R2.0 Builds (Compare 753 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	379x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	11x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $729

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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) $35	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