Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive182% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 03:07
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 678
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 60.5
Reflection 67.4
Parallax 60.6
49% 62.8 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 56
Splatting 53.9
48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,320
Write 853
Mixed 1,028
237% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 42.3
202% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 462
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 188
195% 322 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 182%
Great: 243%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
7GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 517
Write 173
Mixed 264
69% 318 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 24.4
138% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 68.4
90% 163 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
130GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 117
Write 81.3
Mixed 97.5
74% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.17
84% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 107%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
106GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 296
Write 321
Mixed 259
219% 292 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.88
4K Mixed 0.26
118% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 177%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 39.6
118% 41.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 22.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 59.3
68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 117%

 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 1,288 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $357
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