Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive123% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160818
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 08:39
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 188
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 573
57% 465 Pts
64-Core 734
45% 734 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.4% Below average
Lighting 40.6
Reflection 39
Parallax 37.1
33% 38.9 fps
MRender 35
Gravity 36.8
Splatting 32.4
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 396 377 353 379 371 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,190
Write 883
Mixed 771
SusWrite 391
180% 809 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 34.9
117% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 470
315% 379 MB/s
Poor: 114%
This bench: 123%
Great: 241%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 22.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 18.5
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.3%
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 1,982 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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