Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180419
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 16:12
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 183
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 452
45% 367 Pts
64-Core 638
40% 638 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 81.8
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 80.2
67% 81.4 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 65
58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 981
Write 914
Mixed 510
178% 802 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 30.2
105% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 464
349% 477 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 247%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
151GB free
Firmware: AQ04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 171 172 175 174 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 151
Mixed 75.1
SusWrite 171
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
31GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 103 104 100 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 170
Write 178
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 101
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 21.7
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 18.2
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 86%

 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 1,283 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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