Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121107
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 12:30
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 73 2-Core 137 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 435 42% 345 Pts	64-Core 441 27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	6.61% Terrible	Lighting 9.1 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 8.75 7% 9.58 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 5.17 Splatting 6.65 5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 6.61% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-479 480GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 228 224 231 216 223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 459 Write 266 Mixed 270 SusWrite 224 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 27 103% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 169 143% 208 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 51GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 147 146 145 148 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 300 Write 155 Mixed 187 SusWrite 144 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 28.7 90% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 170 133% 181 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 107GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 240 232 241 221 231 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 430 Write 305 Mixed 308 SusWrite 233 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 34.7 121% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 129 126% 198 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 141GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 240 233 241 221 228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 393 Mixed 352 SusWrite 233 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 46 152% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 236 177% 235 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150 2,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 38GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 77 78 66 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 320 Write 209 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 75.8 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 8.1 39% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.1 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 13.9 13% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 54%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 132GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 92 96 93 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 287 Write 245 Mixed 220 SusWrite 93.6 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 26.5 95% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 182 142% 196 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 85%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 594GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 61 62 57 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 87 Write 89.5 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 60.3 91% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 4GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 81.8 Write 77.7 Mixed 40 81% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 42%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 772GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 66 67 63 66 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 48 Write 87.2 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 65.8 88% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.4 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 51%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 341GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 32 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 14.4 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.4% 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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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 $57Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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