Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 72% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 04:35
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	72%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 243 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 926 86% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,414 88% 1,414 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3714) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G3CL4763C121S488 240GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: CL411106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 160 152 142 158 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 326 Write 196 Mixed 228 SusWrite 149 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 30.8 127% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 166 130% 178 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 72%
PNY SSD2SC240G3CL4763C121S488 240GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 223GB free Firmware: CL411106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 150 146 158 151 157 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.5% Below average	Read 265 Write 173 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 153 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 15.2 44% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 164 106% 124 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 72%
PNY SSD2SC240G3CL4763C121S488 240GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 223GB free Firmware: CL411106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 137 149 158 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 384 Write 110 Mixed 225 SusWrite 151 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 32 126% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 180 134% 176 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 19.4 Write 12.2 Mixed 14 SusWrite 4.1 15% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 172% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB 6,535 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 14.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 9.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 103%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	374x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	217x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	49x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x

RAM
BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 4x4GBCrucialBench 82%, 497 samples	53x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	32x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16