Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A99FX PRO R2.0  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 24 '18 at 04:36
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 79.5
1-Core 56.5
2-Core 113
52% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 235
27% 212 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
XFX(1682 3220) 3GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
9.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 49.6
0% 26.2 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 35.6
Splatting 35.9
27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 9.33%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
806GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 170
Mixed 154
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.33
126% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 80.5
Write 89.9
Mixed 79.5
63% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.05
4K Write 0.48
4K Mixed 0.1
23% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.7% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 58%

 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 1,065 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $610
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