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X99-A

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Popular components in PC builds with the Asus X99-A Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples1,228x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples326x
Core i7-5960XIntel  $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples143x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples74x
Core i7-6950XIntel  $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples39x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples170x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples128x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples109x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples106x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples101x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples63x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples43x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples37x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial  $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair  $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples32x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GBMicronBench 68%, 1,302 samples27x
BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 4x8GBCrucialBench 107%, 871 samples26x
CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR 4x8GBCrucialBench 104%, 418 samples26x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 1,978 user systems
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntelBench 77%, 101,694 samples$130
GPU
GTX 970NvidiaBench 49%, 834,238 samples$200
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsungBench 112%, 695,664 samples$109
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucialBench 97%, 1,914 samples$84
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $763

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CPU
GPU
SSD
HDD
RAM
Price
DEU-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-5960X, RTX 3090 Good UFO - 214 101 213  97  225  283  90  102 $1,796
HUN-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-6800K, RTX 4070-Ti Below average UFO - 220 97 195  96  238  280  91  71 $1,033
DEU-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-5960X, RTX 3090 Good UFO - 199 99 200  96  210  286  96  123 $1,796
USA-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-5820K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 189 94 174  86  222  230  -  107 $1,415
HUN-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-6800K, RTX 4070-Ti Good UFO - 214 97 194  92  241  342  100  71 $983
USA-User, 2 years ago.Core i7-5820K, RTX 3080-Ti Good UFO - 189 92 169  91  212  102  98  94 $905
HUN-User, 8 months ago.Core i7-6800K, RTX 4070-Ti Below average UFO - 210 96 189  92  236  261  102  71 $1,033
HUN-User, 6 months ago.Core i7-6800K, RTX 4070-Ti Above average UFO - 207 95 188  91  239  336  99  40 $983
NLD-User, 20 months ago.Core i7-5820K, RTX 3090-Ti Above average UFO - 174 84 156  76  231  178  94  112 $130
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