Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% 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 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52% 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	99.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 16:22
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 822 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,014 63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.85 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.1 53% 64.7 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 53.6 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 298 260 252 236 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 376 Mixed 296 SusWrite 268 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 40.9 158% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 126 155% 273 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 296 294 295 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 397 SusWrite 309 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.5 205% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 104GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 447 451 455 458 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 487 Mixed 399 SusWrite 449 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 62.1 207% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 414GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7 16 8.6 12 7.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 112 Write 4.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 10.7 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 40.4 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 22.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

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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	1,229x
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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16