Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	98.4% 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	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 20:39
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 116 55% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 357 36% 295 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 143 Parallax 132 101% 133 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB-$65 368 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 504ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 108 18665606 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 12326556181924 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 301 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 161 (B1) Unknown 0 0 9 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 51542622239 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18665606 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18665606 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18665606 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 21368 (EA) Unknown 0 0 18559 (F1) Unknown 0 0 18559 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7655	52.3% Above average	Read 442 Write 103 Mixed 171 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 16.9 74% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 42.4 57% 105 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 84%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11359 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 44 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 50 214749478941 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7141178328 (F7) Unknown 100 100 223368654 (F8) Unknown 100 100 125369780 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1934 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	64.9% Good	Read 414 Write 313 Mixed 310 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 20.7 82% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 39.6 45% 78 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 99%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 54GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 204 201 4783 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16775 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 10 10 66000 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 505 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17183 (C2) HDA temperature 124 88 26 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.5% Below average	Read 56.1 Write 67.3 Mixed 55.6 45% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.29 79% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 51%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 139 3958 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2797 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 5 5 69403 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 442 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2573 (C2) HDA temperature 115 95 28 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.7% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 110 Mixed 92.7 75% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.15 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 422GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 16.8 31% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.29 78% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 22%
Generic External 750GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 277GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 25.6 Write 25.9 Mixed 7.04 23% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.15 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 21%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 217GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	9.95% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 24.1 Mixed 9.04 23% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.16 19% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.95% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x8GB 665 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.2% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11.6 27% 9.53 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 81%

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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 $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 $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) $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