Asus X99-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A (all builds)
Memory	33.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '17 at 16:34
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 222 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 711 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 2,234 Write 1,284 Mixed 1,299 354% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 28.6 123% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 21.6 69% 151 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 254%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 392GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 174 6208 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 483 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3798 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 468 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 144 144 170746 (C2) HDA temperature 117 101 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	52.2% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 86.6 Mixed 100 71% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.23 102% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 96%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 3TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 172GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 119 173% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.23 87% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 8x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 1866 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 40 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 21.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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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	1,230x
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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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