Asus M5A99X EVO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10.8% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M5A99X EVO  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
48.6% Average
Memory 75.3
1-Core 34.7
2-Core 47.1
38% 52.4 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 142
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Gainward(10B0 0401) 1GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 8.92
Parallax 6.62
13% 10.3 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 9.96
7% 8.61 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
210GB free
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 112 103 102 102 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
53% Above average
Read 392
Write 293
Mixed 285
SusWrite 141
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 18.6
62% 20.3 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 176
143% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 38 35 45 30 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 97.6
Write 76.6
Mixed 49
SusWrite 35.4
48% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
52% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
29.2% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 10.4
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.4
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 89.8
44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical M5A99X EVO Builds (Compare 322 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $517
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