Asus M5A99X EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.7% 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	48.1% 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111202
Uptime	18.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 55.8 2-Core 99.3 53% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 284 30% 238 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Gigabyte(1458 34F5) 1.2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 23.9 18% 26.4 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 17.1 Splatting 24.1 20% 25 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 90 44 56 54 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 382 Write 268 Mixed 290 SusWrite 78.3 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 18.5 61% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 158 131% 188 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 194 195 194 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 132 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 191 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 280GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 78 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 75.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 78 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 46%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 846GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 143 143 142 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 114 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 143 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 199GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 45 46 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 43 Write 26.2 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 45.7 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 43%
SanDisk Extreme SSD 500GB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 412GB free, PID 558c Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 262 264 267 271 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 214 Mixed 163 SusWrite 263 296% 219 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 16.8 1,116% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 32.5 DQ Mixed 23.5 1,984% 25.8 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 374%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.7 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 54%

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Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	74x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	50x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	14x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	7x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	161x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	66x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	35x

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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