Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 05:51
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 542
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 89.8
Reflection 93.3
Parallax 84.1
73% 89.1 fps
MRender 77.2
Gravity 81.8
Splatting 74.2
63% 77.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 14 34 35 36 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
26GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 480
Write 464
Mixed 323
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 36.3
125% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 153
164% 274 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80
256GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 74 73 74 74 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 67.7
Write 69.7
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 73.3
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
390GB free
Firmware: CC3H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 70 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 85.2
Write 82.7
Mixed 45
SusWrite 68.7
52% 70.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
700GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 167 157 167 168 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 126
Write 117
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 165
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 41.6
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.4
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 1,284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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