Asus X99-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.2% 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	270% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '20 at 15:08
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 993 89% 753 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 58.9 50% 61.8 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 53.3 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 1494 1457 1473 1104 865 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 1,508 Mixed 1,124 SusWrite 1,311 360% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.4 215% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 539 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 491 367% 490 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 244GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 403 407 417 417 412 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 462 Mixed 390 SusWrite 410 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 51.7 167% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 346 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 105 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 77 SusWrite 106 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 832GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 117 116 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 99.5 Write 96.8 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 117 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 67%
HPT DISK 0_0 6TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 134GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 396 408 400 402 410 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 118%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 93GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 73 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 84.5 Write 50.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 77.9 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 118 114 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 116 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 97%
LaCie 12big USB3.1 40TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 23TB free, PID 1087 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 338 339 343 344 343 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	203% Outstanding	Read 362 Write 249 Mixed 324 SusWrite 340 427% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 22.8 1,648% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 31.1 2,337% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 203% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 231%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 8x8GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 39.9 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 21.5 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%

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Gaming 45%

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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	1,232x
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 $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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