Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive90.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 01 '18 at 08:38
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 72%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th 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 below expectations (30th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 66.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
79% 147 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 853
79% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,354
84% 1,354 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 174
Parallax 184
104% 162 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 171
Splatting 121
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
874GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 402
Mixed 405
95% 427 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 28.6
117% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 103
118% 203 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.4% Poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 7.9
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 7.6
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 60%

 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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