Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	305% 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	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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 13:13
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 92 2-Core 236 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 659 72% 568 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 62.6 54% 66.6 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 56 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 719GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1960 1704 1992 1856 1870 1577 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,273 Write 1,761 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 1,826 410% 1,828 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71.9 246% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 484 DQ Mixed 511 405% 570 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 933GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 158 156 157 161 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 158 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 100 113 93 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 1.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 96.4 45% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.3 257% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 35.8 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

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Gaming 45%

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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	1,232x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	327x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16