Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive118% 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.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime17 Days
Run DateMay 13 '21 at 23:49
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 810
81% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,039
64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 144
Parallax 146
106% 140 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 137
Splatting 122
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
678GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 458 465 477 478 474 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 465
Mixed 394
SusWrite 468
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 48.8
172% 63.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 344
260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 138
Mixed 127
SusWrite 105
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 44.1
MC Mixed 43.5
127% 44.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 24
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 116%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,981 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: 67% - Good Total price: $748
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