Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-PRO/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170810
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User EUR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 223
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 690
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 842
52% 842 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 520
EVGA(3842 1526) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
1.78% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 2.81
Parallax 1.81
2% 2.28 fps
MRender 2.38
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 1.83
2% 2.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.78%
Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.1% Very poor
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 9.66
9% 11.4 fps
MRender 16
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 15.6
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.1%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
621GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 160
Write 148
Mixed 160
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.11
52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
613GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 156
Mixed 142
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.24
99% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
385GB free
Firmware: CC3H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 58.8
Write 61.7
Mixed 56.4
44% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.32
76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.8% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 19.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-PRO/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 - $394

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