Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.2% 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 Drive116% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 17:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 186
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 673
67% 545 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2976) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.2% Above average
Lighting 62.7
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 59.2
51% 63.1 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 52
48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 413 424 427 428 415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 474
Mixed 445
SusWrite 428
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50.8
178% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 291
229% 315 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
206GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 87 87 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
51% Above average
Read 92.8
Write 83.3
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 84.4
59% 80 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM 2800 MHz clocked @ 2801 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 39
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 22.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%

 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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