Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive158% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory47.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171229
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 10:41
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%
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 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 i7-7800X-$216
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 77.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 822
78% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 67
62% 73.4 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 72.7
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 1075 800 600 601 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,030
Write 1,031
Mixed 610
SusWrite 780
194% 863 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 41.4
155% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 448
DQ Mixed 471
355% 476 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 158%
Great: 254%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280
8TB free
Firmware: 1H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 239 242 243 243 243 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 214
Mixed 114
SusWrite 242
142% 195 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.4
350% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 130%
Great: 138%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
765GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 132 132 132 133 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 129
Write 170
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 133
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
374% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 60.3
MC Mixed 30.1
112% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 10.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 152%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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