Asus X99-S

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 143% UFO


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 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	202% 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	226% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-S (all builds)
Memory	42.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 09:50
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 173 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 654 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia RTX 3090 FE CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 284 Parallax 358 236% 311 fps	MRender 360 Gravity 262 Splatting 187 211% 270 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 665 659 660 652 640 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 1,971 Mixed 1,527 SusWrite 703 361% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 70.7 234% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 518 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 428 323% 437 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 154GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 291 291 293 294 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 439 Mixed 394 SusWrite 311 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 46.6 147% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 294 294 294 297 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 447 Mixed 397 SusWrite 312 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 46.1 146% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 352 261% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 792GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 94 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 97 Write 92.7 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 94.3 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M4A2666C15 CMK32GX4M4A2666C15 CMK16GX4M4A2666C15 CMK32GX4M4A2666C15 CMK16GX4M4A2666C15 CMK32GX4M4A2666C15 CMK16GX4M4A2666C15 CMK32GX4M4A2666C15 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 41.3 122% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 22.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27.9"	1280 720	AUS28B1 ASUS VP28U

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Typical X99-S Builds (Compare 390 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 87%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-S

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	211x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	81x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	29x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 89%, 2,538 samples	15x
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	13x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $774

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