Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 days ago, 5 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 02:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 42,118 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 124 56% 88.8 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 240 34% 244 Pts	64-Core 238 16% 238 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 178,674 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 90.3 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 82 73% 86.4 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 70.6 67% 85.8 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 179,831 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 153 115 80 74 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 406 Write 377 Mixed 312 SusWrite 125 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 49.1 167% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 177 154% 227 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 116%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$219 6,084 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 312GB free Firmware: X212 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 362 392 372 375 376 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 393 Write 371 Mixed 256 SusWrite 357 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 32.1 118% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 153 143% 223 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 3,908 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 10GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 6.6 5.5 6.7 5.5 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	6.01% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 6 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 5.9 13% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.8 87% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.01% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL8-2GBHK BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. F3-10666CL8-2GBHK 8GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.4% Poor	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.6 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Builds (Compare 3,931 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 66%, 275,971 samples	1,980x
FX-8320AMD $163Bench 63%, 98,447 samples	565x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 61%, 229,679 samples	358x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples	303x
RX 580AMD $218Bench 55%, 623,105 samples	264x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	177x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 107%, 478,856 samples	166x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 95,122 samples	183x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 53%, 31,451 samples	64x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 57,006 samples	59x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $740

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16