Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	264% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '17 at 12:29
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 992 94% 778 Pts	64-Core 1384 86% 1384 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,821 Write 1,144 Mixed 1,336 386% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 48 215% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 469 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 151 172% 299 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 236%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 108 (03) Spinup time 144 144 34383331710 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 216 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 986 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 216 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 232 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 232 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 176095297569 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	83.5% Excellent	Read 169 Write 121 Mixed 123 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.75 4K Mixed 0.28 133% 1.61 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 113%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 207 197 8633 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 27 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 27 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 107 (C2) HDA temperature 123 114 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	87.4% Excellent	Read 149 Write 155 Mixed 134 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.81 4K Mixed 0.21 114% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 883GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 28135400 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1230 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9278928 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3886 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1228 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 56 538640415 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 318 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1975 (C2) HDA temperature 31 44 68719476767 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -19855633805539 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26548598303 (F2) Unknown 100 253 31088971693	102% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 164 Mixed 149 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.15 65% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 358GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 181 174 5916 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3004 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9736 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2822 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1398 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 176 176 73482 (C2) HDA temperature 121 98 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	72% Very good	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 98.8 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.18 78% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 294GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 34 (03) Spinup time 187 173 7633 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2119 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7140 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2035 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 878 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21153 (C2) HDA temperature 122 105 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.9% Above average	Read 90.9 Write 89.8 Mixed 104 72% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.17 68% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 96%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 114GB free Firmware: LVM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 66 64 4277043 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 848 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 9706228 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9594956941330 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 833 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 54 588972067 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 11 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3857 (C2) HDA temperature 35 46 73014444067 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 98 98 90735479097346 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	27.4% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 59.3 Mixed 46.2 36% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.28 67% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 71%
WD Blue SSHD 1TB (2015)-$22 867 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 91GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 2250 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12563 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6596 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2283 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1067 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 188 188 37538 (C2) HDA temperature 111 96 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	34.4% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 55.7 Mixed 53.5 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.19 74% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 998GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 87.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 77 104% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 49 MC Write 50.4 MC Mixed 40.4 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 98%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	694x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	193x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	188x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	180x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $881

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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