Asus X99-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 208 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 660 63% 520 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.9% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 112 Parallax 94.5 83% 103 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 98.1 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 298 118 121 120 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 470 Mixed 402 SusWrite 190 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 57.3 190% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 117 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 102 Write 99.7 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 115 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 178% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 117GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 181 183 183 171 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 55.5 Write 18.5 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 178 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 89GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 159 Mixed 117 SusWrite 162 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 98%
G-raid Studio 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 290GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 223 222 223 221 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	130% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 225 Mixed 125 SusWrite 222 147% 201 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 297% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 152%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 27GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 87 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 96.8 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 88.2 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 10GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 35 35 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 33 Write 24.2 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 36.4 37% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 56GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 41 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 39 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 40 48% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 43%
Lexar Pro LRW400 -1 128GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 57GB free, PID b054 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 73 74 61 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 87.2 Write 68 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 70.8 88% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.9 134% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 35.1 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 20.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	701x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	196x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	190x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	216x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	182x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	41x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16