Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	82.9% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 16:20
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 227 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 605 59% 482 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 84F5) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	5.4% Terrible	Lighting 6.67 Reflection 7.19 Parallax 8 5% 7.29 fps	MRender 4.67 Gravity 7.27 Splatting 7.17 5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 54GB free Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5109 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 638 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 56 188979085345 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5334293639 (F7) Unknown 100 100 166798031 (F8) Unknown 100 100 61662567 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3593 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	69.4% Good	Read 483 Write 195 Mixed 267 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 23.6 94% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 48.8 81% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 104%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 10228 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1373 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 770 (A9) Unknown 100 100 558 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 322 (AE) Unknown 100 100 609 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 41 176094314527 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2633 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 83996 (F1) Unknown 253 253 27729 (F2) Unknown 253 253 22037 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	82.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 308 Mixed 362 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 24.9 116% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 58.9 82% 154 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7925 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1024 (B1) Unknown 99 99 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 44 (EB) Unknown 99 99 59 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2173567754	98.4% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 406 Mixed 421 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 40.2 145% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 82.5 90% 153 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 154 154 34380251567 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 21 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 53 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 20 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 202 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 202 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 201864708124 (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	83.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 122 Mixed 130 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 0.58 4K Mixed 0.24 84% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 775GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 150 141 11475 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2837 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10294 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1363 (10) Unknown 13 187 238137332203 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 81 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2755 (C2) HDA temperature 125 104 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 138 Mixed 155 111% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.27 96% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 100%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 578GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 144 11416 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2738 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 10198 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1325 (10) Unknown 4 196 73692769703 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2668 (C2) HDA temperature 125 106 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	76.9% Very good	Read 163 Write 105 Mixed 110 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.93 4K Mixed 0.24 103% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 8x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 41.8 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 127%

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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	1,229x
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 $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $763

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