Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.9% 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 Drive239% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '19 at 03:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 105
2-Core 232
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 522
60% 467 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Lighting 74.3
Reflection 70.9
Parallax 92.4
60% 79.2 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 62.1
56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1582 1271 1261 1278 1283 1291 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,781
Write 1,820
Mixed 1,492
SusWrite 1,328
361% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 56.5
188% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 710
508% 659 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 239%
Great: 335%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124
547GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 87 84 85 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 49.5
Write 85.2
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 84.6
44% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.6
244% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 47.9
MC Write 48.7
MC Mixed 45.8
136% 47.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 24.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 123%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,983 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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