Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.3% 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 Drive129% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160818
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateApr 10 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 230
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 732
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 19.2
18% 20 fps
MRender 26.1
Gravity 22.1
Splatting 19
18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 1,474
Write 540
Mixed 798
205% 937 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 21.9
76% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 119
140% 240 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 129%
Great: 144%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
895GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 134
Write 109
Mixed 117
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.26
108% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 38.1
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 22
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,978 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $240

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $763
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