Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.7% 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)
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '18 at 13:46
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 54.4 2-Core 108 51% 80.9 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 324 32% 263 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 930 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	30.7% Below average	Lighting 41.6 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 51.7 34% 41.1 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 23 Splatting 36 24% 29.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2264 Write 1,848 Mixed 1,908 447% 2,007 MB/s	4K Read 175 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 126 477% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 142 107% 144 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 171 174 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 145 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 400GB 673 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 372GB free Firmware: GMDO SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 76 Write 76.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 76.1 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 44%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 324GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 99.2 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 103 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 69%
PLATINUM HousingMyDriveHP 3TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 508GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 28.6 Write 17.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 28 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 64%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 28 29 28 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 26.7 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 28.4 36% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 12.7 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.5 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 63%

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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 $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 $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