Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 04:39
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 770 80% 641 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2981) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1532 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 46 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 51.8 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 687GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 390 375 274 279 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 308 Write 481 Mixed 257 SusWrite 327 78% 343 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.9 145% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 289 230% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 101%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 161 160 159 156 151 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 444 Write 324 Mixed 282 SusWrite 178 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 118 124% 200 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 772GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 96 94 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 172 Write 89.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 97.7 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 107%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 171 159 169 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 153 Mixed 111 SusWrite 164 196% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 86%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 105 102 104 106 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 112 Mixed 74 SusWrite 106 134% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 222% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 86%

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 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 37.3 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.9 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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 $274	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 $184	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