Asus ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive208% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING  (all builds)
Memory43.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '17 at 04:07
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 69.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
82% 152 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 965
85% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,409
87% 1,409 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 177
Parallax 161
118% 161 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 157
Splatting 111
104% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,682
Write 1,706
Mixed 1,632
374% 1,674 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 39.5
4K Mixed 19.3
80% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 526
DQ Mixed 220
186% 255 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 208%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 6x8GB
6 of 8 slots used
48GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 15
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 8.7
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING Builds (Compare 284 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-XE GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,154
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