Asus M5A99X EVO

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 20:06
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 94.2 50% 76.1 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 219 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 2286) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.68% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 3.65 Parallax 0.75 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 2.52 2% 2.15 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.68% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 130 134 57 50 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.9% Poor	Read 134 Write 93 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 104 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 12.8 54% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 20.9 DQ Mixed 15.9 12% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 100%
Samsung HD160HJ 160GB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 141GB free Firmware: BF100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 76 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 75 Write 75 Mixed 48 SusWrite 75.4 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 494GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 27.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 28 35% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6GB 111,301 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 11.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 6.1 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 46%

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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 $39Bench 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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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 $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