Asus X99-A/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28% 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 Drive124% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '17 at 23:39
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 643
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 33.8
Parallax 30.4
28% 33 fps
MRender 36.4
Gravity 31.8
Splatting 32.3
27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 1,317
Write 511
Mixed 787
191% 872 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 25.9
92% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 17.6
80% 185 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 124%
Great: 243%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$75
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 155
Mixed 147
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.81
4K Mixed 0.34
127% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16
5GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 153
Write 31
Mixed 46.8
75% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.47
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.28
77% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 22.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 19.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 104%

 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 1,283 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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