Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateJul 01 '19 at 16:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 193
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 571
57% 466 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 102
Parallax 100
78% 99.3 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 88.4
Splatting 80.6
69% 85.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 225
Write 194
Mixed 194
46% 205 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 29.4
88% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 35.4
52% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
841GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 159 151 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 81.2
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 157
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GE3000C15K4 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.3% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 21.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 105%

 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 1,287 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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