Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151126
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 83.6
2-Core 192
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 597
56% 468 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 79.4
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 87
65% 84 fps
MRender 82.4
Gravity 76.3
Splatting 70.2
62% 76.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
530GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 311 108 117 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 430
Write 326
Mixed 316
SusWrite 230
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 25.4
90% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 132
122% 181 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 126%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 166 166 170 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 117
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 167
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.3
275% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 38.5
114% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 17.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
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 1,980 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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