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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	187% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 11:58
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 96.5 2-Core 192 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 658 63% 518 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1035 1010 987 954 875 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,422 Write 1,431 Mixed 910 SusWrite 995 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 44.9 154% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 548 DQ Write 421 DQ Mixed 504 371% 491 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 262%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 1798 1798 1783 1592 1311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1933 Write 1,835 Mixed 1,558 SusWrite 1,678 394% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 62.1 205% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 588 424% 551 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 186 185 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 146 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 737GB free Firmware: CC97 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 100 101 103 100 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 81.7 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 99.5 56% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 74%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 150 150 152 154 158 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 151 Write 161 Mixed 110 SusWrite 153 196% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 96%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 126GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 67 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 68.4 98% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 63%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 27GB free, PID a786 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 14 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	8.52% Terrible	Read 23.8 Write 11.3 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 13.3 17% 14 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.52% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 40.9 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 16.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

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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	1,242x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	327x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	144x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	175x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

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: 68% - Good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16