Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive203% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '17 at 10:42
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 606
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 60.5
54% 64.6 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 54
50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,944
Write 1,140
Mixed 1,174
313% 1,419 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 32.5
128% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 133
164% 292 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 203%
Great: 236%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
423GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 76.5
Write 66.7
Mixed 73.6
54% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.32
84% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 57%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23
32GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 144
Write 51.4
Mixed 62.1
92% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.24
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.82
108% 2.62 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 24.3
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,978 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $763
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