Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	214% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 16:04
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 254 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 836 82% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,037 64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 141 Parallax 137 109% 137 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 140 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 799 816 821 810 774 755 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,879 Write 883 Mixed 686 SusWrite 796 234% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 52.6 204% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 381 349% 553 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 391GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 418 417 440 409 415 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 450 Mixed 402 SusWrite 411 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 43 155% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 479GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 91 90 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 145 Write 135 Mixed 112 SusWrite 89.5 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 448GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 104 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 110 SusWrite 103 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 48.7 Write 45.7 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 61.6 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 727GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 101 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 95 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 100 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 50 Mixed 63 SusWrite 46.5 78% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 200% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,053 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 48.6 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 47.8 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 136%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	762x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	194x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	91x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	43x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples	26x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

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