Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 131 58% 94 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 387 40% 322 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.7% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 141 Parallax 133 95% 130 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 132 Splatting 104 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 126 86 75 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 301 Write 125 Mixed 167 SusWrite 94.9 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 28.4 107% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 127 98% 134 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 47GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 279 314 305 319 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 368 Mixed 342 SusWrite 301 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 47.1 154% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 211 158% 210 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 80GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 91 86 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 88.7 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 189 193 184 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 157 Mixed 88 SusWrite 189 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 14 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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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 $273	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 $186	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