Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus M5A99FX PRO R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140407
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 10:16
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 79.3
2-Core 159
64% 107 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 478
46% 380 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Lighting 66
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 89.1
54% 76.5 fps
MRender 65.1
Gravity 61.1
Splatting 46
46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 160 150 159 154 156 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 423
Write 255
Mixed 297
SusWrite 165
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 27.9
98% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 158
140% 209 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 91%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
132GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 196 230 230 228 183 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
279GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 119 119 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 142
Write 133
Mixed 95
SusWrite 118
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
358GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 120 104 119 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 121
Write 116
Mixed 58.8
SusWrite 118
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 18.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 14.4
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M5A99FX PRO R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,064 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $605
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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