Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
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 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 05:29
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 768
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 93.2
Reflection 97.5
Parallax 88.7
76% 93.1 fps
MRender 83.5
Gravity 84.2
Splatting 72.8
65% 80.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
FM-25S2S-60GBP2 60GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 54 56 53 55 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 162
Write 71.7
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 51.9
21% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 27.1
105% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 75.9
DQ Mixed 71.8
59% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 51%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
480GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 155 157 157 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 161
Mixed 90.9
SusWrite 155
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
144GB free
Firmware: 3.ADA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 72 73 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 71.9
Write 68.2
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 72.9
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,981 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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