Asus X99-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	16.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 04:11
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 735 70% 581 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 107 92 117 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 459 Mixed 337 SusWrite 128 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 44.7 160% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 222 203% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 389GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1403 1420 1450 1426 1454 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 1,192 Mixed 841 SusWrite 1,445 302% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.2 197% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 826 617% 824 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 353%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 171 178 176 177 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 132 Mixed 84 SusWrite 176 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Patriot Memory 8GB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 1.8 1.7 3.2 2.3 4.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	1.1% Terrible	Read 2 Write 1.2 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.3 3% 2.05 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.1% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 40.7 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	1,232x
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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $744

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16