Asus X99-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive226% 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)
Memory30.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '17 at 21:57
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 740
74% 600 Pts
64-Core 902
56% 902 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,712
Write 1,103
Mixed 1,184
295% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 54.7
232% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 199
216% 365 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 226%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
85GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 414
Mixed 419
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 50.4
187% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 119
147% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
32GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 347
Mixed 353
89% 403 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 26.9
141% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 81.6
121% 231 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
761GB free
Firmware: CC4D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 187
Mixed 153
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.42
125% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
101GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 87.9
Write 93.7
Mixed 79.6
65% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.32
76% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$154
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 45
MC Write 54.9
MC Mixed 44.9
138% 48.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 21.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 122%
Great: 113%

 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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