Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '20 at 04:40
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 217
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 814
75% 629 Pts
64-Core 1,248
77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2986) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.9% Good
Lighting 88.1
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 80.4
72% 86.8 fps
MRender 82.7
Gravity 80
Splatting 71.4
63% 78 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 66%
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled)
EVGA(3842 3990) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.9% Good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 59.4
Parallax 75.9
75% 75.7 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 57.5
Splatting 45
46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1135 1139 1114 1128 1126 907 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,520
Write 1,181
Mixed 856
SusWrite 1,091
260% 1,162 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 68.5
237% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 628
DQ Mixed 706
531% 713 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 233%
Great: 353%
WD WD20EARX-00PASB0 1TB
671GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 470 462 467 466 467 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 493
Write 475
Mixed 444
SusWrite 467
349% 470 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 56
9,788% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 350
3,007% 305 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 54.5
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 46.4
138% 48.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 22.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $744
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