Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.3% 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 Drive	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 12:50
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 48.7 45% 61.6 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 255 26% 213 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1538 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 92.9 Parallax 63.5 46% 71 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 70.5 62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 137 143 133 141 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 280 Write 136 Mixed 230 SusWrite 136 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 27.2 90% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 172 129% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 85%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 239GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 322 338 373 392 399 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 412 Write 354 Mixed 329 SusWrite 356 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 36 116% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 225 172% 232 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 125%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 131 131 131 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 130 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 400GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 114 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 167 Write 120 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 113 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBSR F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.2 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 8.8 19% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	381x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	30x

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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16