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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 138 60% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 416 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 283 131 128 79 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 353 Write 300 Mixed 276 SusWrite 162 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 39.7 128% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 177 145% 209 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 617GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 156 156 155 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 120 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 113 113 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 113 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 49%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 24GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 3.4 3.8 2.5 4.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	3.72% Terrible	Read 16 Write 5.7 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 3.6 10% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.72% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.9 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 61%

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Typical M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,065 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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	565x
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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16