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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus X99-A II (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '22 at 15:45
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 772 69% 583 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4992) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8EV10135 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 798 731 715 628 540 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 858 Write 926 Mixed 610 SusWrite 701 174% 774 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 28.9 101% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 183 135% 179 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 230%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 83GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 835 849 741 721 609 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,223 Write 1,128 Mixed 1143 SusWrite 781 240% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 35.9 115% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 139 118% 172 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 297%
LSI Logical Volume 998GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 414GB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 293 299 301 299 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 337 Write 304 Mixed 258 SusWrite 296 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 32.8 4K Mixed 25.9 85% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 95.1 92% 143 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 88%
LSI Logical Volume 6TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	1.15% Terrible	Read 2 Write 1.3 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 1.1 1% 1.15 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.15% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-3000 CL15 4GB 8x4GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	120% Outstanding	MC Read 50.9 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 46.1 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 22.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 139%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99-A II Builds (Compare 1,390 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 77%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	699x
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	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	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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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