Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '22 at 22:59
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 955-$83 41,403 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Memory 56.3 1-Core 25.8 2-Core 62.4 32% 48.2 Pts	4-Core 68.9 8-Core 71.9 9% 70.4 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2777) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.8% Below average	Lighting 49.2 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 58.3 40% 48 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 25 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: L201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 13 14 18 18 14 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.8% Poor	Read 68 Write 42.6 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 15.9 10% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 14 55% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 38.1 DQ Mixed 24.7 21% 29.5 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 95%
AMD 3+0 Stripe/RAID0 3TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 296GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 172 183 180 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 171 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 173 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.5 347% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 286%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 17 15 14 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 49.6 Write 41.1 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 15.7 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 86%
AMD 3+0 Stripe/RAID0 3TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 301GB free Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 180 198 202 199 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 222 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 193 132% 182 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.5 326% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 286%
TESLA DRIVE 128GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 105GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 39 44 48 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 180 Write 51 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 41.4 87% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 2.1 544% 7.47 MB/s	DQ Read 15.4 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 3.2 1,064% 15 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 9.5 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4 SC Mixed 3.4 12% 4.07 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 72%

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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	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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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