Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.2% 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	256% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '18 at 12:58
Run Duration	84 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 268 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 848 84% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E283) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 60.9 Parallax 77.5 56% 69 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 76.8 54% 64.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 616GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,448 Write 1,646 Mixed 1,795 435% 1,963 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 37.5 138% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 98.8 141% 260 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 363%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 3x4GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 3 of 8 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 29.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20.9 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,233x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	327x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
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 $96Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16