Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory61.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 20:58
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User FRA-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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 787
80% 647 Pts
64-Core 1,009
62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 98.9
Parallax 90.4
79% 95.4 fps
MRender 84.9
Gravity 86.8
Splatting 78.7
68% 83.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
347GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 502
Mixed 508
114% 512 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 27.1
146% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 36.1
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 27
68% 132 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
270GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 504
Mixed 499
112% 502 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 27.1
146% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 36.2
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 27
35% 60 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 530
Write 495
Mixed 508
114% 511 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 27.6
151% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 27.3
101% 222 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
106GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,340
Write 1,449
Mixed 1,259
371% 1,683 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 29.1
188% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 56.2
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 31.8
44% 77.4 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 241%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
6TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 161
Write 115
Mixed 78.9
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 3.98
4K Write 5.81
4K Mixed 0.5
329% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJAOA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 136
Mixed 136
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.2
76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
118% Outstanding
MC Read 46.7
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 46.3
130% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 24.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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