Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.1% 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	49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 109 52% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 170 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 21.3 Parallax 22.8 22% 23.8 fps	MRender 20 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 26 19% 22.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 154 138 47 73 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 415 Write 170 Mixed 210 SusWrite 108 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 15 70% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 56.3 61% 102 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 72%
Marvell Raid VD 512GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 104GB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 268 164 148 139 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 407 Write 469 Mixed 352 SusWrite 207 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 24 76% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 163 129% 178 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 122%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 113 113 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 112 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 139 137 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 117 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 136 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 DDR3 1600G DDR3 1600 DDR3 1600G 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12.2 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 50%

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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 $90Bench 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 $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16