Asus X99-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50% 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)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 12:09
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 235 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 718 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 931 58% 931 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 89.3 53% 75 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 43.9 45% 56.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 313 Write 193 Mixed 206 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 33.3 127% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 184 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 49GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 85 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 84.1 Write 76.2 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 85.8 55% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 114GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 70 70 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 93.2 Write 95 Mixed 50 SusWrite 68.6 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 39.1 118% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 6R 5G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	15%	99	199	137	60	27.9"	2560 1440	ACI28A7 ASUS MG28U

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,229x
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 $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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