Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.4% 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 Drive187% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150930
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 06:49
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 107
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 651
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.4% Average
Lighting 46.9
Reflection 54.3
Parallax 43.9
38% 48.4 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 45.8
Splatting 61.4
48% 58.2 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 2,141
Write 700
Mixed 1,136
290% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 30.6
183% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 47.1
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 30.7
45% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 187%
Great: 283%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
95GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 510
Write 131
Mixed 148
57% 263 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 10.1
102% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 9.92
64% 153 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 24.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 19.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 1,287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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