Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
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 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170810
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 07 '20 at 00:49
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 84.4
2-Core 172
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 509
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.6% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 89.9
Parallax 77.7
67% 83.2 fps
MRender 82.9
Gravity 78.3
Splatting 71.5
63% 77.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 162 165 163 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 398
Write 163
Mixed 143
SusWrite 164
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 19
95% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 54.9
96% 194 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 85%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
699GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 129 127 129 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 123
Write 119
Mixed 74
SusWrite 127
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 36.6
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 18.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,979 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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