Asus X99-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.9% 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 Drive185% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus X99-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '19 at 03:58
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel @ 3.20GHz
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 596
62% 499 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.3
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.9% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 62.2
Parallax 57.7
32% 53.2 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 43.6
Splatting 51.6
43% 52.4 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 330 329 328 322 326 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,949
Write 1,408
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 343
263% 1,186 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 58.4
193% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 637
464% 610 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 185%
Great: 249%
SSD 512GB 512GB
424GB free
Firmware: S0110A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 332 338 347 352 349 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 260
Write 314
Mixed 247
SusWrite 340
66% 290 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 13.8
61% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 83.7
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 32
61% 116 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 211%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
580GB free
Firmware: LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 21 25 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
7.38% Terrible
Read 7.2
Write 15
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 17.4
10% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.2
91% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 7.38%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26BFT4K.C8FD Adata DDR4 3200 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.5% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.6
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99-A Builds (Compare 1,996 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: 67% - Good Total price: $748
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