Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive222% 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.
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 II  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160518
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 14:14
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 790
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
PowerColor(148C 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Lighting 50.4
Reflection 33.5
Parallax 63.7
41% 49.2 fps
MRender 32
Gravity 49
Splatting 41.7
34% 40.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
90GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 410
Mixed 418
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 49.6
180% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 131
151% 263 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,862
Write 839
Mixed 1,089
278% 1,263 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 54.4
258% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 525
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 192
205% 346 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 222%
Great: 243%
Corsair Force 120GB
40GB free
Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 203
Write 98.8
Mixed 119
31% 140 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 15.8
97% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 34.7
48% 88.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 50.8
MC Mixed 40.8
127% 44.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 20.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 113%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A II Builds (Compare 1,375 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $881
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HDDRAMUSB
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