Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.6% 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 Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '18 at 07:41
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 644
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 60.7
Parallax 79.3
54% 68.5 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 53.4
Splatting 78
54% 64.2 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF041C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 514
Write 388
Mixed 369
94% 424 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 25.7
94% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.1
DQ Write 52.4
DQ Mixed 15.4
18% 29.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 23.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 108%

 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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