Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.9% 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	44% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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. CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '17 at 11:40
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	28%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 50.3 2-Core 99 50% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 307 31% 253 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.9% Poor	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 28 Parallax 47.9 32% 38.2 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 35.8 Splatting 34.7 27% 32.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8826 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1300 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1418986 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 365 (AE) Unknown 100 100 86 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 36 253403463716 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1216 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 620 (F1) Unknown 100 100 68003571378 (F2) Unknown 100 100 29897236465	44% Average	Read 435 Write 253 Mixed 282 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 6.39 34% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 35.5 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 7.48 10% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 83GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 177 5975 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6490 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27907 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5728 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 449 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6646 (C2) HDA temperature 110 94 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.3% Below average	Read 56 Write 56.9 Mixed 58.6 43% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.27 4K Mixed 0.02 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 51%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 162f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 11.2 Mixed 9.94 18% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.47 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 1.29 123% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3G1600LV2G 3x2GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.9% Poor	MC Read 8 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 7.7 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6.5 SC Mixed 7.4 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 57%

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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 $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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16