Asus X99-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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	167% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$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 way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 702 66% 548 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 146 Parallax 139 112% 141 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 95% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 424 475 401 375 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,595 Write 394 Mixed 548 SusWrite 422 162% 740 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 45.3 160% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 535 DQ Mixed 397 361% 555 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 353%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free Firmware: 70RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 41 32 19 26 25 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.6% Below average	Read 263 Write 68.5 Mixed 118 SusWrite 34.4 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 7.6 62% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 75 DQ Write 31.2 DQ Mixed 19.6 23% 41.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 86%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 147 145 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 152 Write 138 Mixed 75 SusWrite 147 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 281GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 143 154 154 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 82.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 58 SusWrite 151 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 566GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 97 95 94 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 158 Write 131 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 95 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 105%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 106GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 86 87 87 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 85.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 87.8 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 101%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 209GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 96 94 96 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 95.8 Write 91 Mixed 55 SusWrite 94.2 112% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 622GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 92.3 Write 93 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 95.1 117% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 415GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 115 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 117 143% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 53GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 112 137 158 129 96 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 193 Write 178 Mixed 128 SusWrite 126 206% 156 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 7.1 616% 8.2 MB/s	DQ Read 9.2 DQ Write 2.6 DQ Mixed 8.4 408% 6.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 113%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

Battleship

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	189x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $891

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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