Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	200% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 18:58
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 257 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 773 75% 614 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 613 603 590 434 521 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 2,127 Write 1,583 Mixed 774 SusWrite 604 282% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 61.7 229% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 54.4 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 71.3 81% 130 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 254%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 158GB free Firmware: 0174 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 903 774 773 888 894 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,029 Write 935 Mixed 636 SusWrite 860 194% 865 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 53.5 230% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 45.2 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 61.3 82% 141 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 230%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 781GB free Firmware: 10RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 439 439 439 390 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 394 Mixed 288 SusWrite 409 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 41.4 146% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 47 47% 72 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 182 176 170 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 175 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 177 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 453% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
H/W RAID 5 3TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 182 188 185 167 183 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 151 Write 131 Mixed 54 SusWrite 180 172% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%
H/W RAID 10 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 172 169 159 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 228 Write 162 Mixed 142 SusWrite 169 228% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 43.8 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 24.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 120%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	693x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	193x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	188x

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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $906

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