Asus X99-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	178% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	9.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 859 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 1008 1012 1009 1008 1008 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,168 Write 1,000 Mixed 547 SusWrite 1,009 209% 931 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 40.6 174% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 415 DQ Mixed 299 249% 356 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 541%
SanDisk Ultra 125GB 1,024 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.2 12 7.5 9.8 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 39 Write 10.8 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 10.1 22% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.2 131% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 35%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 2165 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 35.1 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 22.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

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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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16