Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory49.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170906
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 80%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7740X-$200
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
54.8% Above average
Memory 49.9
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 222
62% 121 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 377
47% 357 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 147
Parallax 137
111% 140 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 112
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 393 384 379 373 323 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,302
Write 454
Mixed 521
SusWrite 376
146% 663 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 44.9
163% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 695
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 278
253% 400 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 146%
Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690
237GB free
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 1027 1273 1179 1425 1369 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,616
Write 1,548
Mixed 839
SusWrite 1,176
290% 1,295 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 54.8
187% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 583
395% 495 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 215%
Great: 354%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 121 120 122 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 143
Write 128
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 120
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4A2666C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 21.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 18.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 161
25% 161 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING Builds (Compare 1,716 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING - $275

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,343
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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