Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% 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	81.7% 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 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 17:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 95.3 2-Core 198 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 842 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1645 MHz, MLim: 1875 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 74.9 59% 74.8 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 61 Splatting 61.2 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 184 216 216 204 213 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 367 Write 265 Mixed 268 SusWrite 201 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 37.7 143% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 111 120% 202 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 330GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 435 433 443 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 458 Mixed 407 SusWrite 444 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.1 195% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 185 191 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 160 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 189 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 112GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 85 90 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 99 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 88.2 58% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAD 4x4GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 37.9 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 22.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	1,228x
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	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	128x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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