Asus X99-S

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-S (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 12:44
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 225 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 705 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 198 Parallax 192 142% 188 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 181 Splatting 127 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 130 114 118 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 444 Write 423 Mixed 358 SusWrite 126 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 42 140% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 96.1 DQ Mixed 86.5 69% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 311GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 193 202 202 204 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 418 Write 443 Mixed 395 SusWrite 199 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 43.1 142% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 235 188% 259 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 201GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 101 103 97 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.7% Very poor	Read 116 Write 110 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 99.6 23% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 3% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 26%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 70GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 341 335 362 362 415 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,048 Write 779 Mixed 587 SusWrite 357 154% 693 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 41.1 139% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 78.1 134% 255 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 541%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 86 90 105 115 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 77 SusWrite 101 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 276% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 284GB free Firmware: 0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 121 117 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 173 Mixed 110 SusWrite 118 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 114%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 294GB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 96 102 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 154 Write 146 Mixed 109 SusWrite 97.9 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 99%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 100 100 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 101 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 89%

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Typical X99-S Builds (Compare 390 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 87%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus X99-S

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	211x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	81x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	29x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	38x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 89%, 2,538 samples	15x
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	13x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $774

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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