Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170906
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 22 '17 at 21:08
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$393
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 270
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 1,015
90% 761 Pts
64-Core 1,763
109% 1,763 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 2318) 2GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.97% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 13.6
8% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 16.2
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.97%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE500GB 500GB
399GB free
Firmware: O1026A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 516
Write 409
Mixed 442
101% 456 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 32.8
117% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 41
DQ Mixed 77.2
46% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 103%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE500GB 500GB
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1026A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 511
Write 410
Mixed 481
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 32.3
112% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 34.4
DQ Mixed 12.7
14% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 103%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 8GB
6GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 60.2
Write 11.1
Mixed 18.9
29% 30.1 MB/s
4K Read 8.94
4K Write 0.25
4K Mixed 0.21
49% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.6% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 19.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 11.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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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