Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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 Drive	163% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '18 at 15:12
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$420 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 1,002 92% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,796 111% 1,796 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 202 Parallax 188 149% 191 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 189 Splatting 136 125% 154 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 1TB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 503GB free Firmware: LSF041C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7023 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 107 (AA) Unknown 99 99 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 95 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 22 44 25772687382 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 95 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 98978 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 98978 (F2) Unknown 100 100 68131 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2528 (FC) Unknown 100 100 4	98.8% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 485 Mixed 506 112% 503 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 37.1 139% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 73 73% 111 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 96%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 165GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -132336531389251 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 166 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 135 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 135 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1286134 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 46 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1286134 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1126378 (F9) Unknown 100 100 40091	66.7% Good	Read 506 Write 236 Mixed 228 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 19 83% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 66.4 75% 131 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 71%
Intel 510 Series 250GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 99GB free Firmware: PWG4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2175 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 155 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 29847 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0	60.3% Good	Read 455 Write 295 Mixed 362 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 15.9 72% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 72.2 DQ Write 45.4 DQ Mixed 22.6 27% 46.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 65%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,947 Write 396 Mixed 675 217% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 33 176% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 46.7 DQ Write 373 DQ Mixed 33.1 78% 151 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 363%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 48GB free Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 95 95 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24286 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 163 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 121 (AF) Unknown 100 100 506824098437 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 72 470876184 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 121 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 24 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1517235 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 174 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 60 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 111152 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1517235 (F2) Unknown 100 100 749414	107% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 472 Mixed 483 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 35.9 144% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 133 149% 253 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 147 9216 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 282 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 79 14993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 134 (10) Unknown 5 195 102633963835 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 180 (C2) HDA temperature 115 101 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.5% Above average	Read 95 Write 105 Mixed 110 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.22 104% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 141 9916 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 149 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 76 17345 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 132 (10) Unknown 6 194 118806949001 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 45 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	90.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 147 Mixed 128 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.23 105% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 98%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 10TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 263 Mixed 242 184% 244 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 5.95 4K Mixed 0.53 1,658% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 4x8GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 32 MC Write 54.3 MC Mixed 32.7 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 11.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 131%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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