Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150515
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 15:13
Run Duration	422 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 722 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 68.5 58% 72.2 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 61.8 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 182 197 180 185 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 357 Write 316 Mixed 106 SusWrite 196 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 41.5 114% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 150 140% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 97%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 466GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 357 427 415 401 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 492 Mixed 469 SusWrite 386 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.4 208% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 136%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 65GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,225 Write 1,698 Mixed 1,359 321% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 52.7 214% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 609 446% 590 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 253%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 38GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 18 18 19 18 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 154 Write 12.3 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 17.9 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5GB free Firmware: 0604 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 179 Write 130 Mixed 81.2 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 50GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 144 166 153 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 56.1 Write 83 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 145 58% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.8 241% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 17GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 42 42 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 40 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 40.5 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 67%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3GB free Firmware: 0710 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 81.3 Write 111 Mixed 87.5 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1 138% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 154GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 106 125 143 138 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 119 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 96%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 21GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 40 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 39.3 23% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 8GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	8.29% Terrible	Read 34.8 Write 36.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 8.5 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.29% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 15GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 37 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 11.8 35% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 22%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 4GB free, PID 01ba Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 37.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 11.4 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 128% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 21%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 10GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 35.8 Mixed 24 SusWrite 8.8 34% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,597 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 13GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.3 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 38 Mixed 30 SusWrite 8.9 37% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 20%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 11GB free, PID c005 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 38 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 8.4 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 55%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 250GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3GB free, PID 7410 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 22.3 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 12.3 32% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE1 Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.2% Very good	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 27.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 97%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,230x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $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