Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive224% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160504
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 31 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 816
85% 681 Pts
64-Core 1,005
62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 204
Parallax 201
151% 197 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 174
Splatting 125
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
159GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 500
Write 328
Mixed 358
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 24.1
114% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 87.9
112% 201 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 126%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 1,214
Mixed 1,336
329% 1,486 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 48.4
176% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 177
200% 343 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 224%
Great: 283%
SanDisk SSD 256GB-$150
84GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 450
Write 234
Mixed 274
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 6.31
38% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 35.3
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 6.24
9% 17.3 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 54%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 122
Mixed 112
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.28
112% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
355GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 90.2
Write 77.9
Mixed 72.6
60% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.43
98% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
132% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 59.2
MC Mixed 48.1
148% 51.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 23.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 132%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 1,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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