Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.3% 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	The 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 20:36
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 35 2-Core 139 52% 86 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 427 40% 335 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.982.0.0 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 32.9 Parallax 30.8 19% 29 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 25.1 Splatting 22.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 66 53 43 47 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 115 Write 64.8 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 55.5 62% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 109%
Patriot Memory 124GB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 32GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 15 21 21 20 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 26.3 Mixed 26 SusWrite 19.2 34% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 87% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 69%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 24 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 1.4 23% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 92%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 612GB free, PID ab30 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 23.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 4.2 24% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.4 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 105GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 23.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 4.1 24% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 456GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 24.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 4.2 25% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 127% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 376 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4.5TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 23.8 Write 25.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 4.2 26% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 74%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 503GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	8.14% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 4.2 27% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 8.14% Great: 20%
Seagate BUP RD 5TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.6% Terrible	Read 22 Write 23.8 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 4.2 24% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.6% Great: 56%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 25.8 Mixed 20.3 SusWrite 1.5 23% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.4 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 74%
ST4000DM 000-1CD168 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 1.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	8.2% Terrible	Read 30 Write 27.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 1.5 26% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.2% Great: 33%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 970 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 22 Write 23.8 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 4.2 24% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 186C0 V3 Series 4x8GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 11.1 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 98%

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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 $129Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16