Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 15:37
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 767 75% 617 Pts	64-Core 968 60% 968 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 250 Parallax 277 227% 269 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 234 Splatting 172 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 343 331 334 328 320 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 918 Write 890 Mixed 561 SusWrite 332 151% 675 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 57.2 186% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 643 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 606 455% 607 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 100GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 351 362 355 355 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 922 Write 872 Mixed 644 SusWrite 356 156% 699 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 59.3 194% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 667 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 632 475% 633 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 445%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 66GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 230 235 240 243 246 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 469 Mixed 451 SusWrite 237 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.4 187% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 76.7 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 15GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 121 Write 94.5 Mixed 76 SusWrite 70.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 68GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 54 54 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 55 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 52.9 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 67%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 54GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 74 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 71.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 72.9 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 88%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 859GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 111 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 112 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 110 142% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 221% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 124 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 92.5 Write 95.8 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 124 136% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 8x4GB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 48.8 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 50.7 138% 48.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 24.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 139%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,231x
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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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