Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 08:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 108 49% 78.9 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 297 31% 248 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 368 Write 323 Mixed 259 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 32.8 108% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 146 132% 203 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 769GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 169 167 168 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 166 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 168 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 11GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	3.96% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.5 6% 6.05 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.96% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ZEUS-1600 4x4GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 11.1 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 6.9 20% 7.1 GB/s	Latency 96.4 42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 65%

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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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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	564x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	138x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	18x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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