Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 23:36
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 693 69% 563 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,204 Write 1,119 Mixed 680 222% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 48.2 166% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 442 372% 553 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 53GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 236 Write 383 Mixed 281 68% 300 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 16.1 61% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 48.2 DQ Mixed 15.5 17% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 90GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 392 Write 336 Mixed 355 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 25.4 85% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 110 83% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 39GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 411 Write 394 Mixed 357 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 29.5 94% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 113 85% 113 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 55GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,886 Write 56 Mixed 107 968% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 550 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.8 23,356% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87 Write 103 Mixed 60.8 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.2 151% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x4GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 37.7 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 102%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	694x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	194x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	189x

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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $891

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