Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '18 at 16:18
Run Duration	376 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^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)	63.9% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 136 59% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 414 40% 328 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.9% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 79.2 Parallax 71 63% 75.9 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 62.9 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 12350 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1739 (A6) Unknown 100 100 65 (A7) Unknown 100 100 48 (A8) Unknown 100 100 378 (A9) Unknown 100 100 652 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 171 (AE) Unknown 100 100 252 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 261 (C2) HDA temperature 68 42 180389740576 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1350 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 44614 (F1) Unknown 253 253 18143 (F2) Unknown 253 253 23717 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	71.9% Very good	Read 455 Write 343 Mixed 363 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 20.7 92% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 42.9 52% 90 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 61GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 96208828 (03) Spinup time 100 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4398 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 60483365342 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12358 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 3866 (B7) Unknown 100 253 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BC) Unknown 100 99 87 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 40 29270689972253 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 69 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 176 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20386 (C2) HDA temperature 29 60 34359738397 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 40 96208828 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	35.1% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 62 Mixed 67.8 48% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 0.38 79% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 19GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 58759392 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2614 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 311828693 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 15954 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2406 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 18 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 43 331284086818 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 326 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 60632 (C2) HDA temperature 34 57 -140737488355294 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 37950331042180 (F1) Unknown 100 253 47531271941 (F2) Unknown 100 253 73288891705	85.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 149 Mixed 138 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.31 94% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 114%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 3.92 Mixed 5.7 9% 9.52 MB/s	4K Read 3.98 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.006 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 8,818 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.9% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 8.1 24% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 34%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	379x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	102x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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