Asus X99-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	322% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 00:25
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 733 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 119 Parallax 99.8 92% 110 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 106 Splatting 102 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1862 1524 1877 1810 1803 1801 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,672 Write 2,084 Mixed 1,368 SusWrite 1,779 442% 1976 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 72.5 249% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 653 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 644 488% 653 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 133GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 481 474 470 477 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 466 Mixed 380 SusWrite 476 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 45.9 161% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 344 262% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 274GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1964 1930 1917 1947 1983 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,507 Write 1,935 Mixed 969 SusWrite 1939 411% 1,838 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.9 243% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 705 DQ Mixed 706 533% 714 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 353%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB 4,385 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 982GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 134 134 133 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 134 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 683GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 80.2 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 142GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 178 178 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 153 Mixed 88 SusWrite 176 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB 1,093 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: NS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 136 133 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 134 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 177 183 179 191 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 150 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 179 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3300 C16 4x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 125%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	694x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	194x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	190x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	180x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	63x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16