Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.4% 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)
Boot Drive	99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180419
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 98 2-Core 167 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 601 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 60.9 Parallax 85.3 56% 71.6 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 78.8 54% 64.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 50%
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E270) 2GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 43.2 29% 37 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 37.8 27% 32.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 265 267 261 259 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 436 Mixed 350 SusWrite 274 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 46.2 156% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 124%
Mercury Electra 6G SSD 480GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 144GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 184 194 170 163 133 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.5% Below average	Read 35.3 Write 97.6 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 166 23% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 21.5 77% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 41.3 DQ Write 13.1 DQ Mixed 20.2 17% 24.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%
Micron_M500_MTFDDAK960MAV 960GB 535 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 308GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 354 351 358 359 359 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 390 Write 370 Mixed 303 SusWrite 353 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 30.7 113% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 183 174% 273 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 98%
Fusion-io ioScale 1.30TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 584GB free Firmware: 7.1.17 rev 116786 Public SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 760 747 754 747 747 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 85% Great: 94%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 131 128 132 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 128 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 72%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 298GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 117 119 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 118 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 38.6 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	760x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	194x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	91x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	118x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	39x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	43x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GBCorsair $140Bench 87%, 4,858 samples	26x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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