Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 64.4 1-Core 25.5 2-Core 47.2 33% 45.7 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 358 35% 289 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: M310 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 163 1 388 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7667 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3837 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 43 0 38659096619 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 1 7 (E7) Temperature 93 93 8 (EA) Unknown 100 100 130581 (F1) Unknown 100 100 24120 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14428 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1560732	43.8% Average	Read 346 Write 198 Mixed 286 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 14.3 51% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 60.4 DQ Write 38.6 DQ Mixed 24.7 25% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 9GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 184039160 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6253 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 40351369 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7668 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3858 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590262277 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 60 38 -3621388248 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 278 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 48623 (C2) HDA temperature 40 62 -140737488355288 (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 -106429289589957 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14413797922 (F2) Unknown 100 253 25046753640	73.3% Very good	Read 118 Write 138 Mixed 94.4 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.31 69% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 112%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 12GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 3.39 Mixed 4.03 7% 7.61 MB/s	4K Read 3.34 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.002 13% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	27.6% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.5 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 47%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	564x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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