Asus X99-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	206% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '18 at 02:53
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 854 85% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2565 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 156 Parallax 130 110% 140 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 141 Splatting 116 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 319GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^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 17279 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 11710 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 110 (AE) Unknown 100 100 528 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 55 193274511390 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 62594205911 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1965995827 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1052900336	80.5% Excellent	Read 508 Write 467 Mixed 446 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 15.8 102% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 35.7 30% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 107%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 1,350 Mixed 1,190 329% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 21 154% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.7 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 20.5 28% 49 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 254%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 730GB free Firmware: ML5OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 112 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34386543001 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 31748 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 146 146 29 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 45832 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 12554 (C0) Power-off retract count 74 74 31784 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 74 74 31784 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 176094773276 (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	42.3% Average	Read 70 Write 77.2 Mixed 64.3 53% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.33 79% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 39 Mixed 21.1 41% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.23 51% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 8x4GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 44.6 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.2 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 85%

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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