Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150810
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 06:48
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 223 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 683 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 122 Parallax 108 84% 111 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 104 Splatting 96.7 84% 104 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 938 Write 904 Mixed 596 181% 813 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 45.1 184% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 733 553% 743 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 230%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 92GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 146 121 146 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 250 Write 256 Mixed 266 SusWrite 154 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 35.3 126% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 204 161% 220 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 104GB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 114 Write 98.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 107 133% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 82 Write 75.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 76.2 97% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 65%
TDK LoR Gold 3.0 32GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 26GB free, PID 069c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 48 48 50 44 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 166 Write 17.7 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 47 63% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 115% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 976GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 60 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 71.5 Write 72.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 60.2 84% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 102GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 102 81 86 108 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 78 Write 66 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 92.7 102% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 38 39 39 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 39 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 37.2 47% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 94 92 92 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 95.7 Write 94.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 90 112% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 1,779 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 38 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 4R 7G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	17%	98	301	215	60	27.9"	2560 1440	ACI28A3 ASUS PB287Q

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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	1,241x
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 $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	48x

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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16