ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 Review
Category : X99
Published by Marc Büchel on 14.05.15
With the X99-A USB 3.1, ASUS has yet another motherboard in its portfolio, which is based on Intels latest X99 chipset. This particular board comes with a reasonable price point and even a decent feature mix as well as two USB 3.1 ports. At a first glance it looks like this could be a very good allrounder.
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With their Classic Series motherboards ASUS always has interesting products in its portfolio and in the past it happened quiet frequently that the models from this series were amongst the very best already at launch day. For obvious reasons, we're really curious about what we can expect from this board and will show you on the following pages.
Specs and Delivery
| Chipset | Intel X99 |
| Memory | Quad Channel DDR4, 8 x DIMM, Max. 64 GB DDR3, 3200 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2133 (O.C.) Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
| Multi-GPU |
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| Slots |
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| Sound | Realtek ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
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| Storage |
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| Network |
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| Internal Connectors |
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| Extrenal Connectors |
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| Forfactor | ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
| BIOS | Bios (128 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS) |
- User's manual
- ASUS Q-Shield
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
- 1 x SLI bridge(s)
- 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)
- 1x 40cm external USB 3.0 cable for Transfer Txpress
- 1x 120cm external USB 3.0 cable for Transfer Txpress
- 1 x Transfer Express box
Features
Digi+ |
Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan. |  |
ASUS Fan Xpert 3 |
ASUS Fan Xpert 3 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature, ASUS Fan Xpert 3 automatically detects and tweaks all fan speeds and in the end reduces unwanted noise. |
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SATA Express |
SATA Express is a new port for storage devices that basically combines two SATA connectors and bundles them. Each SATA Express port has been wired using two PCI Express Gen2 lanes offering a total of 10 Gbps bandwidth. Compared to SATA-III with 6 Gbps bandwidth this is quite an improvement. |
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M.2 Support |
The new ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) motherboard from ASUS features an M.2 slot. This motherboard can be equipped with an SSD in M.2 format and it is wired directly to the X99 PCH via two PCI Express lanes, therefore offering x2 bandwidth. In other words up to 10 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot. |  |
USB 3.1 |
The new X99-A USB 3.1 has the same layout of the X99-A but in this version its shipped with two ultra-fast USB 3.1 with transfer rates of 10Gb/s placed at back I/O panel. In order to visually show which ones are the USB 3.1 ports, the color has been changed to light blue. When we released this article no devices with USB 3.1 interface have been available. It is to be expected that the first devices will hit the market during the second half of 2015. | |
Crystal Sound 2 |
With Crystal Sound 2 you get ASUS' interpretation of high quality onboard audio. Supporting up to eight channels, the Crystal Sound 2 solution received shielding from other onboard components. Apart from that there are high quality ELNA capacitors offering as clear as possible audio. |  |
Layout
With X99 ASUS decided to change the color scheme of their Classic series motherboards. They've moved away from black and gold to black and white. You find a black PCB as well as coolers with white elements. As you might have expected, the layout has been well thought and there is for example enough clearance around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. If you want to install extra long graphics cards, there will be no issues, thanks to the angled SATA ports.
The ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) comes with a digital 8+4 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from four individual phases. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "BlackWing Chokes". Apart from that these chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase. A closer look at the capacitors reveals there are 10K Black Metallic Caps, which have an average life span of 10'000 hours.
Totally you'll find eight DIMM-slots on the X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express). Officially supported are DDR4 3200 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2133 (O.C.). There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 2.0.
On the X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) the southbridge is being cooled by a passiv cooling block. A closer look at the VRM area shows that there are two more heatsinks taking care of adequate cooling. Thanks to the fact, that the new Core i7-5960X as well as Core i7-5930K support a total of 40 PCI Express 3.0 lanes, there is no need for an additional PLX chip. 40 lanes are sufficient for 4-way setups and there are even 8 lanes left to install for example a powerful PCIe SSD (should there still be space on the board). When it comes to this particular board and multi GPU setups we have to mention, that since the second and the third PCIe slot are right next to one another you can install a maximum of three VGAs.
Connectors and I/O
In total ASUS equipped the X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) with eight angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and they have been natively wired to the X99 PCH. Other than that there is one SATA Express port, natively wired to the PCH as well as an M.2 x2 slot, which has been located right below the PCH cooler. Although this is not a high-end X99 motherboard you find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons as well as a debug LED on this board. What's standard with ASUS motherboards since quite a few generations is the MemOK button which has proven useful quite a few times.
There are six fan headers on the X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped high-end system or workstation with fresh air. The fan headers are located close to the CPU as well as spread over the board. Other than that it's a good thing that all of them feature four pins, which allows for rpm regulation in BIOS as well as under Windows.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) USB 3.1 with a BIOS flash back button, one PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector, two USB 3.1, four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel.
BIOS
ASUS was the first motherboard manufacturer that introduced graphical UEFI BIOS back in the days and since that day not much has changed. There have been some minor changes here and there but ASUS didn't touch the basic layout or Design. Since it's great anyway since day one, why should they. The interface is easy to understand and also childrens play to use. There are also quite a few additional settings to squeeze the last bit of performance out of the board.
Test setup
Hardware |
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| Motherboard |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-5960X, 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | 16 GB (4x4) G.Skill Ripjaws4 DDR4-2133 MHz CL15-15-15-35-2T tRFC = 350 Rest all Auto |
| Graphic card | ASUS GeForce GTX 780 Ti Matrix Platinum |
| Driver | ForceWare 340.52 |
| Hard disk | OCZ Arc 100 SSD 240 GB |
| Power supply | Seasonic Platinum 1050W |
Preview / Gallery
3DMark
Ice Storm Extreme
| 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
 |
160'789 | 102.18 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
159'987 | 101.67 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
 |
159'888 | 101.60 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
159'688 | 101.48 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
159'514 | 101.37 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
159'444 | 101.32 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
159'157 | 101.14 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
158'658 | 100.82 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
158'442 | 100.68 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
158'099 | 100.47 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
 |
157'365 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Ice Storm Physics
| 3DMark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
59'720 | 102.28 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
59'653 | 102.16 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
59'650 | 102.16 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
59'637 | 102.14 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
59'636 | 102.14 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
59'635 | 102.13 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
59'580 | 102.04 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
59'548 | 101.98 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
59'512 | 101.92 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
59'428 | 101.78 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
58'389 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike Extreme
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
5'533 | 100.56 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
5'532 | 100.55 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
5'531 | 100.53 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
5'530 | 100.51 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
5'528 | 100.47 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
5'528 | 100.47 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
5'526 | 100.44 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
5'516 | 100.25 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
5'514 | 100.22 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
5'502 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
5'498 | 99.93 % |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike Physics
| 3DMark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
17'227 | 104.49 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
17'217 | 104.43 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
17'168 | 104.13 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
17'166 | 104.12 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
17'160 | 104.08 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
17'156 | 104.06 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
17'142 | 103.97 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
17'140 | 103.96 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
17'133 | 103.92 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
17'100 | 100.72 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
16'487 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
3DMark 11
| 3DMark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
15'988 | 103.87 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
15'947 | 103.61 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
15'922 | 103.44 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
15'909 | 103.36 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
15'898 | 103.29 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
15'777 | 102.50 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
15'756 | 102.36 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
15'741 | 102.27 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
15'652 | 101.69 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
15'455 | 100.41 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
15'392 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
CPU
| 3DMark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
16'329 | 107.07 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
16'279 | 106.74 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
16'132 | 105.78 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
16'090 | 105.50 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
16'070 | 105.37 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
15'445 | 101.27 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
15'397 | 100.96 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
15'293 | 100.28 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
15'280 | 100.19 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
15'251 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
15'212 | 99.74 % |
| more is better | |||
3DMark Vantage
| 3DMark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
50'220 | 102.51 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
50'187 | 102.45 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
50'081 | 102.23 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
50'050 | 102.17 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
50'042 | 102.15 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
49'843 | 101.75 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
49'836 | 101.73 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
49'828 | 101.71 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
49'800 | 101.66 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
49'756 | 101.57 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
48'988 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| 3DMark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
51'564 | 102.61 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
51'363 | 102.21 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
51'299 | 102.09 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
51'257 | 102.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
51'190 | 101.87 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
51'167 | 101.82 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
51'163 | 101.82 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
51'102 | 101.70 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
51'073 | 101.64 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
50'899 | 101.29 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
50'250 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
PC Mark 08
Total
| PC Mark 08 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
4'437 | 103.98 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
4'404 | 103.21 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
4'402 | 103.16 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
4'400 | 103.12 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
4'399 | 103.09 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
4'398 | 103.07 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
4'398 | 103.07 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
4'390 | 102.88 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
4'389 | 102.86 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
4'388 | 102.84 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
4'267 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| Web browsing - JunglePin |
Review Rating |
s | Percent |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
0.262 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
0.288 | 99.97 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
0.288 | 90.97 % |
| less is better | |||
| Web Browsing Amazonia |
Review Rating |
s | Percent |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
0.122 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | |||
| Writing |
Review Rating |
s | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
4.08 | 107.60 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
4.11 | 106.81 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
4.12 | 106.55 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
4.12 | 106.55 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
4.22 | 104.03 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
4.33 | 101.39 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
4.33 | 101.39 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
4.33 | 101.39 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
4.35 | 100.46 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
4.35 | 100.46 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
4.39 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | |||
| Photo Editing |
Review Rating |
s | Percent |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
0.283 | 127.67 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
0.283 | 127.67 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
0.283 | 127.67 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
0.282 | 127.66 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
0.286 | 125.87 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
0.286 | 125.87 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
0.306 | 117.68 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
0.306 | 117.68 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
0.306 | 117.68 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
0.306 | 117.68 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
0.360 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | |||
| Video Chat encoding / Video Chat Playback 1 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
30.00 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| Video Chat encoding / Video Chat encoding |
Review Rating |
ms | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
42.00 | 102.62 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
43.00 | 100.23 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
43.00 | 100.23 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
43.10 | 99.76 % |
| less is better | |||
| Casual Gaming |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
110.1 | 101.10 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
109.8 | 100.83 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
109.7 | 100.73 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
109.6 | 100.64 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
109.4 | 100.46 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
108.9 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
108.7 | 99.82 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
108.5 | 99.63 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
108.5 | 99.63 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
108.4 | 99.54 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
108.3 | 99.45 % |
| more is better | |||
SiSoft Sandra 1
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
241.37 | 100.37 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
241.24 | 100.31 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
240.90 | 100.17 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
240.83 | 100.14 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
240.80 | 100.13 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
240.70 | 100.09 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
240.69 | 100.08 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
240.68 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
240.51 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
240.49 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
238.68 | 99.25 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
190.29 | 100.44 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
190.28 | 100.43 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
189.70 | 100.13 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
189.69 | 100.07 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
189.69 | 100.07 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
189.49 | 100.02 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
189.46 | 100.00 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
189.22 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
187.88 | 99.11 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
186.91 | 98.67 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
186.84 | 98.66 % |
| more is better | |||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
452.13 | 105.10 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
451.88 | 105.04 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
451.34 | 104.92 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
451.26 | 104.90 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
451.25 | 104.90 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
446.55 | 103.81 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
446.95 | 103.90 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
446.47 | 103.79 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
443.38 | 103.07 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
442.67 | 102.90 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
430.18 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
446.74 | 104.93 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
446.68 | 104.92 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
446.67 | 104.92 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
| >
446.64 | 104.91 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
446.00 | 104.76 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
445.42 | 104.62 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
445.10 | 104.55 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
444.95 | 104.51 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
444.88 | 104.50 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
428.81 | 100.72 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
425.74 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
14.45 | 105.24 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
14.45 | 105.24 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
14.44 | 103.79 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
14.44 | 105.17 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
14.07 | 102.48 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
14.03 | 102.18 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
14.02 | 102.11 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
14.00 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
13.92 | 101.38 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
13.73 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
13.50 | 98.18 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
9.28 | 100.54 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
9.26 | 100.32 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
9.25 | 100.22 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
9.25 | 100.22 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
9.24 | 100.11 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
9.23 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
9.20 | 99.67 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
9.19 | 99.57 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
9.18 | 99.45 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
9.18 | 99.45 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
9.16 | 99.24 % |
| more is better | |||
SiSoft Sandra 2
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
46.61 | 104.74 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
46.59 | 104.70 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
46.58 | 104.67 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
46.57 | 104.65 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
46.55 | 104.61 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
46.52 | 104.54 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
46.48 | 104.45 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
45.87 | 103.08 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
44.52 | 100.04 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
44.50 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
43.23 | 97.15 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
47.73 | 106.07 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
47.68 | 105.96 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
47.20 | 104.89 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
47.15 | 104.78 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
46.61 | 103.58 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
45.92 | 102.04 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
46.20 | 102.67 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
45.69 | 101.53 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
45.57 | 101.27 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
45.55 | 101.22 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
45.00 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
27.4 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
27.4 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
27.6 | 99.28 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
27.6 | 99.28 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
27.7 | 98.92 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
27.9 | 98.21 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
27.8 | 98.56 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
28.8 | 96.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
28.6 | 95.80 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
29.0 | 94.48 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
30.0 | 91.33 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
351.69 | 104.81 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
351.65 | 104.79 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
351.58 | 104.77 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
348.54 | 103.87 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
347.68 | 103.61 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
347.55 | 103.57 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
347.50 | 103.56 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
347.47 | 103.55 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
339.12 | 101.06 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
336.21 | 100.19 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
335.56 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
UC Bench
| UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
1801.8 | 102.41 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
1801.5 | 102.39 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
1801.3 | 102.38 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
1801.3 | 102.38 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
1801.2 | 102.38 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
1800.0 | 102.33 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
1799.7 | 102.29 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
1799.5 | 102.28 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
1799.0 | 102.27 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
1798.3 | 102.21 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
1759.4 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
SuperPi 1M - 32M
SuperPi 1M
| SuperPi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
10.233 | 103.04 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
10.250 | 102.87 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
10.389 | 101.49 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
10.390 | 101.48 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
10.410 | 101.29 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
10.410 | 101.29 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
10.431 | 101.08 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
10.492 | 100.50 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
10.502 | 100.40 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
10.533 | 100.10 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
10.544 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
SuperPi 32M
| SuperPi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
541.659 | 100.67 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
541.812 | 100.65 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
542.437 | 100.53 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
542.553 | 100.51 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
542.588 | 100.50 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
543.927 | 100.25 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
544.005 | 100.24 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
544.888 | 100.15 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
545.313 | 100.00 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
552.218 | 98.75 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
553.569 | 98.51 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
wPrime 2.10 1024M Multicore
| wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
103.896 | 102.56 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
103.999 | 102.46 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
104.022 | 102.43 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
104.049 | 102.41 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
104.047 | 102.41 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
104.488 | 101.98 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
104.488 | 101.98 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
104.506 | 101.96 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
104.755 | 101.72 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
104.755 | 101.72 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
106.554 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 - Multi Core
| Cinebench R15 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
1'402 | 105.33 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
1'398 | 105.03 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
1'396 | 104.88 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
1'396 | 104.88 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
1'396 | 104.88 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
1'395 | 104.81 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
1'395 | 104.81 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
1'394 | 104.73 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
1'391 | 104.51 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
1'381 | 103.76 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
1'331 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Tomb Raider
Low resolution, low details
| Tomb Raider (low resolution, low details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
724.30 | 101.09 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
724.00 | 101.05 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
723.00 | 100.91 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
722.60 | 100.85 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
717.95 | 100.20 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
717.55 | 100.15 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
717.00 | 100.07 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
716.50 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
708.55 | 98.89 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
700.22 | 97.73 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
689.80 | 96.27 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Tomb Raider (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
52.3 | 100.38 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
52.3 | 100.38 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
52.2 | 100.19 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
52.2 | 100.19 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
52.2 | 100.19 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
52.2 | 100.19 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
52.1 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
52.0 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
52.0 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
52.0 | 98.81 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
52.0 | 99.81 % |
| more is better | |||
Metro Last Light
Low resolution, low details
| Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
202.81 | 101.28 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
202.61 | 101.16 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
202.12 | 100.93 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
201.98 | 100.86 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
200.99 | 100.37 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
200.67 | 100.21 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
200.30 | 100.02 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
200.25 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
200.12 | 99.94 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
200.11 | 99.93 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
199.98 | 99.87 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
64.93 | 100.51 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
64.91 | 100.48 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
64.90 | 100.46 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
64.88 | 100.43 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
64.86 | 100.40 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
64.70 | 100.15 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
64.60 | 100.00 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
64.60 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
64.60 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
64.58 | 99.97 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
64.57 | 99.95 % |
| more is better | |||
Thief
Low resolution, low details
| Thief (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
138.4 | 103.51 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
138.4 | 103.51 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
138.3 | 103.44 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
138.3 | 103.44 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
138.0 | 103.22 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
135.7 | 101.50 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
135.1 | 101.08 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
135.0 | 100.97 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
134.7 | 100.75 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
134.5 | 100.60 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
133.7 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Thief (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
84.4 | 102.55 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
84.2 | 102.31 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
83.2 | 101.09 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
83.1 | 100.97 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
82.6 | 100.36 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
82.5 | 100.24 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
82.4 | 100.12 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
82.4 | 100.12 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
82.4 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
82.3 | 100.00 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
82.3 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Right Mark Audio Analyzer
| Noise Level, dB (A) |
Review Rating |
|
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
-94.6 |
| ASRock X99 Extrem 6 |
|
-87.4 |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
-88.1 |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
-88.0 |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
-92.0 |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
-90.2 |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
-88.9 |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
-88.7 |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
-88.7 |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
-84.8 |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
-84.6 |
| less is better | ||
| Dynamic Range dB (A) |
Review Rating |
|
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
94.4 |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
92.0 |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
90.2 |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
88.8 |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
88.7 |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
88.7 |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
88.1 |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
88.0 |
| ASRock X99 Extrem 6 |
|
87.2 |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
84.7 |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
84.5 |
| more is better | ||
| Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) |
Review Rating |
|
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
0.0032 |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
0.0048 |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
0.0062 |
| ASRock X99 Extrem 6 |
|
0.0083 |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
0.0094 |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
0.0110 |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
0.0112 |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
0.0114 |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
0.0114 |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
0.0116 |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
0.0120 |
| less is better | ||
| Stereo Crosstalk |
Review Rating |
|
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
-92.4 |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
-90.7 |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
-87.5 |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
-87.5 |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
-87.5 |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
-87.5 |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
-85.8 |
| ASRock X99 Extrem 6 |
|
-85.5 |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
-83.9 |
| Gigabyte X99 UD4 |
|
-83.7 |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
-83.1 |
| less is better | ||
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BCLK Overclocking
Idle
|
Review Rating |
MHz | Percent | |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
179 | 105.29 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
178 | 104.71 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
176 | 103.53 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
176 | 103.53 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
176 | 103.53 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
175 | 102.94 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
175 | 102.94 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
175 | 102.94 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
175 | 102.94 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
174 | 102.35 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
170 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Power Consumption
Idle
| Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
81.15 | 127.11 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
81.60 | 126.41 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
84.50 | 120.91 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
85.42 | 120.76 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
88.50 | 116.55 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
89.20 | 115.64 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
91.40 | 112.86 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
102.17 | 100.96 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
103.15 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
105.14 | 98.11 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
108.55 | 95.03 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Load
| Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
176.20 | 108.20 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
176.80 | 107.83 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
178.20 | 106.99 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
179.75 | 106.97 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
183.10 | 104.12 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
186.77 | 102.08 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
187.90 | 101.46 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
190.65 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
191.40 | 100.39 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
202.67 | 94.07 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
212.00 | 89.93 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Performance Rating
| 3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
102.38 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
102.28 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
101.85 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
101.67 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
101.41 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
101.39 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
101.39 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
101.28 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
100.93 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
100.32 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
| 2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
103.10 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
103.06 % |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
102.99 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
102.98 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
102.52 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
102.43 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
101.99 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
101.87 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
101.54 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
100.97 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
| Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASRock X99 WS |
|
86.64 % |
| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
|
88.09 % |
| ASUS X99-A |
|
90.64 % |
| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
|
91.20 % |
| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
|
91.33 % |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
|
91.59 % |
| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
|
93.18 % |
| EVGA X99 Classified |
|
100.00 % |
| Gigabyte X99-SOC Force |
|
101.27 % |
| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
|
106.93 % |
| MSI X99S MPower |
|
109.46 % |
| less is better | ||
Price comparison
| Model |
Geizhals.eu |
| ASRock X99 Extreme6 |
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| ASRock X99 OC Formula |
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| ASRock X99 WS |
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| ASUS Rampage V Extreme |
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| ASUS X99 Deluxe |
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| ASUS X99-A |
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| ASUS X99-A USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) |
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| EVGA X99 Classified |
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| Gigabyte X99 SOC Force |
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| Gigabyte X99-UD4 |
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| MSI X99S MPower |
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Conclusion
| Allgemein | + | - | |
The X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) from ASUS is an overall really good board, that comes with a rather affordable price tag, additional to the X99-A ASUS has equippid this board with two USB 3.1 ports and a small hub with two extra USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 connector. Compared to the predecessor the motherboard maker changed the color scheme from black/gold to black/white, which in our opinion is quite a bit better looking. Despite the attractive price there are also features such as beefed up audio. What actually helps ASUS save a few bucks with this board is the fact that there are no heatpipes connecting the different cooling blocks. |
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Design - USB 3.1 - Transfer Express Hub - Layout |
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| Layout | + | - | |
| The ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) layout has been well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. A closer look at the full-size PCIe x16 slots reveals that slot number two and three are right next to one another. This means that you can install up to three dual-slot graphics cards. We like the fact, that there is a SATA Express port as well as an additional M.2 x2 slot. These additional ports greatly add to the flexibility of this board. | - Angled SATA connectors
- 4 x Full-Size PCI Express slots - Space around the CPU socket - M.2 - SATA Express |
- PCIe x16 no. 2 and 3 right next to eachother | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| Let's have closer look at overall 3D performance. Calculating the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board comes in sixth overall. Concerning the average of all 2D benchmarks we ran, this board again scores a sixth place out of ten models tested. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we clearly see that we have a board here that has been equipped with quite a few additional chips. But nevertheless in case of load power consumption the result is very good specially in load stays jusft after X99-A in second place. | - Power consumption load | - 3DMark Fire Strike
Extreme - SiSoft Sandra 1 |
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| Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
| As you might have expected from ASUS you get an excellent BIOS which offers not only a boatload of tuning and tweaking options but is also very easy to use. Finding the right menus in a recent ASUS BIOS is not difficult at all, which is not only thanks to the graphical user interface but also comes from the well-thought structure. | - Clear arrangement | ||
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| Should you be looking for a reasonably priced X99 motherboard with the latewst USB 3.1 technology as well as plenty of other features, then you should have a look at this particular model. Chekcing prices we find this model listed for 253 Euro over at Geizhals. | - Enthusiast - Workstation |
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| Rating | |||
| We give the ASUS X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express) very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch