Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121115
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 15:55
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 140 63% 102 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 424 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 143 Parallax 133 109% 136 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 141 Splatting 0.3 62% 85.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 189 286 217 225 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 346 Write 227 Mixed 274 SusWrite 224 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 25.6 98% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 94.9 DQ Mixed 167 121% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 117%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 570GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 287 343 392 385 386 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 394 Mixed 388 SusWrite 363 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 41.4 136% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 233 178% 240 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 125%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 7.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 176 195 202 201 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 180 Write 195 Mixed 102 SusWrite 192 226% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.4 228% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C7 4x4GB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 12.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 54%

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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 M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	564x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	138x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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