Asus M5A99X EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 19:28
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 110 55% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 212 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 66.8 55% 67.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 54.1 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 381 411 422 332 215 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 430 Mixed 426 SusWrite 354 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 46.4 153% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 222 174% 241 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 345GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 75 76 77 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 50.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 76.1 54% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 77%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 211GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 91.5 Write 88 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 75.5 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%
WDC WD10 02FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 849GB free, PID 0277 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 38 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 14.3 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 17%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4GB free, PID 0277 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 37.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 14.2 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 19%
WDC WD50 00AADS-56S9B1 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 149GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.4% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 34 Mixed 26 SusWrite 13.9 36% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 15.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	74x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	50x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	7x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	161x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	66x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	35x

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Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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