Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	325% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 816 82% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 1834 1755 1653 1548 1492 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,428 Write 2,075 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 1,707 422% 1,886 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 72.1 263% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1052 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 952 719% 966 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 393%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free Firmware: Z22000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 350 Mixed 248 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 14.5 108% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 84.7 108% 188 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 300 300 300 301 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 460 Mixed 377 SusWrite 316 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54 184% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 186GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 466 467 467 460 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 464 Mixed 379 SusWrite 466 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.5 187% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 370GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 151 151 155 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 151 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 61.1 MC Mixed 45.4 145% 50.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 24.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	694x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	194x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	189x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	214x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	180x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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	40x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	29x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $887

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 $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