Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.6% 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	90.9% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150206
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 14:02
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 146 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 311 34% 272 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.7 59% 67.8 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 57.2 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$135 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 604GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 269 279 288 288 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 337 Mixed 430 SusWrite 270 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 43 137% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 272 205% 275 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$135 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 513GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 274 283 290 289 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 464 Mixed 439 SusWrite 272 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 44.4 142% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 288 215% 286 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 133%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 161 161 162 162 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 153 Mixed 108 SusWrite 158 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 161 162 165 165 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 163 Mixed 97 SusWrite 159 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 148 145 148 146 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 143 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 144 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 99%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 123 125 124 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 123 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25DA 8TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 161GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 27 27 27 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 30.8 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 26.3 39% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 8x8GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 132%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,227x
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	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	83x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	31x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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