Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 01:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 137 62% 100 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 355 34% 282 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 77 103 106 101 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 414 Write 226 Mixed 154 SusWrite 107 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 11.8 59% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 22.8 42% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 74%
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 37GB free Firmware: 10.06.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 1.1 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41% Average	Read 469 Write 0.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 0.7 24% 118 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 84% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 91%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 91GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 92.6 Write 94.3 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 101 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 24GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 30.1 Write 32.1 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 36.9 21% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17066CL7-2GBPIS Corsair CMX4GX3M2B2000C9 F3-17066CL7-2GBPIS Corsair CMX4GX3M2B2000C9 8GB 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.7% Above average	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 14.5 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns

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Typical M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,063 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

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