Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


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 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	326% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-5820K-$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 (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 768 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF9) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 177 Parallax 176 146% 178 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 157 Splatting 111 123% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2317 2200 1516 1486 1509 1494 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 2425 Mixed 1,895 SusWrite 1,754 486% 2,165 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 84.6 278% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 511 DQ Mixed 707 511% 667 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 868GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 462 462 431 422 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 460 Mixed 437 SusWrite 444 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.7 186% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 640GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 147 147 146 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 98 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 144 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 182 181 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 130 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 179 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 51.3 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 24.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 154%

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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	1,231x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	326x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	143x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $273	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 $177	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