Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '24 at 22:33
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 83 2-Core 193 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 724 69% 573 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 850E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 60.1 45% 61 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 59 Splatting 54.4 49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,143 Write 1,913 Mixed 1,249 323% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 51.8 158% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 653 477% 628 MB/s
Poor: 150% Great: 298%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 62GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 111 77 100 51 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 445 Write 437 Mixed 361 SusWrite 127 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 41.3 143% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 219 201% 309 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 118%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 617GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 78 79 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 83.2 Write 80 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 78.1 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 461GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 110 110 111 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 89.2 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 110 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 37.5 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 20.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0P 3R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	21%	14	215	58	100	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2WG4

History: Score 9: 0P 1R 1G 1B | Score 29: 0P 3R 4G 2B

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Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,996 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,242x
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 $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

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: 68% - Good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16