Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '17 at 20:55
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 66 2-Core 125 58% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 411 39% 324 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT 4,580 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 3445) 256MB Ram: 256MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.13% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 2.54 Parallax 0.38 1% 1.37 fps	MRender 2.43 Gravity 0.9 Splatting 1.87 1% 1.73 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.13% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -132319351559198 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 319 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 105 105 10616347 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 319 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 126369 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 53 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 126369 (F2) Unknown 100 100 142708 (F9) Unknown 100 100 3154	58.9% Above average	Read 474 Write 151 Mixed 227 62% 284 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 16.1 82% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 52.7 64% 114 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 88%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 408GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 132 4141 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1044 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2026 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 747 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 851 (C2) HDA temperature 120 99 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	89.3% Excellent	Read 173 Write 138 Mixed 134 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.65 4K Mixed 0.23 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,948 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 13.3 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 70%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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