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 below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive283% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A II  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161005
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '17 at 00:43
Run Duration57 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 698
65% 543 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 90%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
881GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,196
Write 1,707
Mixed 1,758
420% 1,887 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 63.7
235% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 352
279% 397 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 283%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
33.6% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9.8
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 77%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-A II - $294

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $682
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HDDRAMUSB
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