Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140407
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 05:32
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 136 55% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 359 38% 304 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.4% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 68.4 42% 57 fps	MRender 51.8 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 40.7 40% 49.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 348 298 284 275 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 406 Write 379 Mixed 334 SusWrite 305 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 35.2 115% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 257 192% 256 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 867 790 621 625 624 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,070 Write 902 Mixed 863 SusWrite 733 200% 892 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 52.8 176% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 484 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 410 309% 416 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 340%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 751GB free Firmware: MKAOAAM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 92.3 Write 91 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 134 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 5GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	5.11% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 5.5 7% 6.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.11% Great: 13%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 560GB free, PID 0900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 138 139 139 139 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 20 SusWrite 136 133% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 104 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 133 Write 139 Mixed 20 SusWrite 103 127% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.8% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 7.9 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 47%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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