Asus M5A99X EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18% 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	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130410
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 15:45
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 49.5 2-Core 117 50% 81.3 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 333 34% 273 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841E) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18% Very poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 10.8 20% 16 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 13.7 15% 19.1 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 338 344 226 224 228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 266 Write 328 Mixed 282 SusWrite 280 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 22.8 78% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 233 176% 236 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 257GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 92.7 Write 141 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 136 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 110%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 2,396 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 94GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 36 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 56.2 Write 52.7 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 35.1 33% 44.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 36%
Kingston DT microDuo 3.0 32GB 1,354 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 14GB free, PID 16a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.6 11 10 12 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	6.37% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 22.2 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 10.6 19% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 6.37% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8.6 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.2 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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 $49Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $516

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 $179	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