Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 15:19
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 138 59% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 240 8-Core 339 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA A510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 154 Parallax 163 106% 149 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 152 Splatting 107 119% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 521GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 68 55 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 369 Write 69 Mixed 102 SusWrite 63.3 33% 151 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 8 46% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 89.5 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 26.9 34% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 277 300 304 303 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 415 Write 391 Mixed 333 SusWrite 301 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 37.1 123% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 258 193% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 100 98 82 95 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 333 Write 127 Mixed 184 SusWrite 89.8 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 27.2 96% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 94.2 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 105 81% 110 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 202 202 205 206 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 164 Mixed 84 SusWrite 203 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 172GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 113 105 101 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 131 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 96GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 176 Write 142 Mixed 77 SusWrite 89.8 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 4x8GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.7% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 17.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 86%

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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 M5A99X EVO R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	379x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	21x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	11x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $729

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 $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