Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%
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 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 205
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 675
67% 546 Pts
64-Core 843
52% 843 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
185% Outstanding
Lighting 270
Reflection 238
Parallax 272
220% 260 fps
MRender 292
Gravity 222
Splatting 162
177% 225 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 185%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 293 194 189 191 190 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 341
Mixed 364
SusWrite 251
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 51.4
160% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 353
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
21GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 312 300 312 313 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 454
Write 310
Mixed 256
SusWrite 309
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 30.5
120% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 179
162% 248 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
366GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 140 140 141 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 170
Write 149
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 139
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 20
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 67%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,978 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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