Asus X99-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive168% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
Run History
24 months ago, 24 months ago.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory41.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190710
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 30 '22 at 19:55
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 736
70% 578 Pts
64-Core 941
58% 941 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 577 617 615 615 618 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,418
Write 1,146
Mixed 674
SusWrite 622
215% 965 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 49.7
171% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 506
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 452
339% 453 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 168%
Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
136GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 397 449 450 447 471 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 475
Mixed 429
SusWrite 426
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 51.4
168% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 176
141% 201 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 125 131 132 131 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 157
Write 129
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 127
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 37
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 24.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 91%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,983 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: 67% - Good Total price: $748
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HDDRAMUSB
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