Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.9% 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	91.4% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 21:40
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 233 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 793 75% 621 Pts	64-Core 955 59% 955 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 63.8 47% 64.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 58.4 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 115 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 820 Write 134 Mixed 178 SusWrite 118 67% 313 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 31.7 127% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 458 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 168 154% 246 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 185%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 92.5 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 89.7 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 96%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 80 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 80.6 Write 78.4 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 80.4 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.8 Write 76.5 Mixed 58.8 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 12.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 14.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 96%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99-A/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 1,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	762x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	194x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	91x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	43x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

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