Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	81% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180420
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 03:00
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 247 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 729 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 939 58% 939 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 83.8 56% 73.4 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 54.8 50% 62 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 132 117 114 109 104 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 380 Write 232 Mixed 279 SusWrite 121 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 41.8 155% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 230 174% 237 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 406 333 184 113 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 481 Mixed 407 SusWrite 257 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57 194% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 250 216% 321 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 126%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 286GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 421 437 460 469 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 474 Mixed 350 SusWrite 445 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 39.1 146% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 176 177% 284 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 186 189 189 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 81 Write 108 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 188 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 360% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 37.7 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 22.2 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,232x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	326x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	32x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GBMicronBench 68%, 1,302 samples	27x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $748

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