Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 62.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140106
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 05:58
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 136 58% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 393 39% 320 Pts	64-Core 388 24% 388 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3204 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 102 Parallax 93.2 91% 102 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 89.1 81% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR250GB 250GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 439 Write 275 Mixed 305 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 17.8 92% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 0.4 50% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10GB free Firmware: X2316RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 339 Write 244 Mixed 179 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 25.5 94% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 120 117% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 901GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 147 147 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 146 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 131GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 64 63 64 63 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 82.7 Write 78.3 Mixed 44 SusWrite 63.2 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 178GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 84 86 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 93.5 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 84.5 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 736GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 92 91 92 91 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 60.3 Write 88.6 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 89.9 49% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 61% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 27GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 65 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 56.1 Write 54.2 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 65.6 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 63%

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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	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 $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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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