Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% 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 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% 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	122% 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	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 ROG STRIX X99 GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170915
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 14:28
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 236 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 675 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 81.2 52% 71.2 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 55.6 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 154 49 213 304 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 807 Write 544 Mixed 604 SusWrite 217 121% 543 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50 172% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 458 361% 498 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 144%
Liteon CV1-8B128 128GB 9,472 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free Firmware: G871603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 172 174 152 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 481 Write 172 Mixed 229 SusWrite 162 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 44.8 160% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 171 146% 217 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 87%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 186GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 83 80 83 87 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 143 Write 147 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 84.2 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 237% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 97%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$140 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 300GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 133 Write 111 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 101 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 99%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 56GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 137 133 135 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 137 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 100%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$58 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 354GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 170 170 169 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 162 Mixed 106 SusWrite 168 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 582GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 104 SusWrite 95.4 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 112%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 500GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 145 151 147 139 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 143 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 97%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 173 166 171 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 139 Write 148 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 170 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.5 314% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 124%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 3GB free, PID 800e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.87% Terrible	Read 12.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 5 SusWrite 4.7 7% 6.25 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.87% Great: 6%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 5GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 6.8 5.6 5.9 6.5 5.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 69.4 Write 6.3 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 5.8 20% 23 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 23%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB 2,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 246GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 84.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 77.5 99% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 30.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 22.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 108%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X99 GAMING - $300

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	520x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	254x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	240x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	281x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	41x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	20x
CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GBCrucialBench 71%, 3,272 samples	18x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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