Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive208% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160818
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 09:25
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 915
89% 731 Pts
64-Core 1,097
68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 56.2
Parallax 103
65% 79.8 fps
MRender 56.3
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 72.1
56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
448GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,054
Write 1,409
Mixed 1,458
364% 1,640 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 69.6
4K Mixed 26.3
125% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 39.6
DQ Write 82.7
DQ Mixed 24.9
29% 49 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 208%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
882GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 154
Write 122
Mixed 108
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.45
123% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 40
120% 42 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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