Asus X99-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive117% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 27 '17 at 20:25
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 209
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 675
66% 541 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
223GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 503
Write 271
Mixed 293
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 13.5
81% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 26
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 10.4
26% 52.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 94%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KHA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 1,542
Write 282
Mixed 455
163% 760 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 23.7
118% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 23.4
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 20.1
28% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 117%
Great: 141%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.9
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 37.4
114% 39.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 21.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 104%
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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