Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	196% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171213
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '18 at 18:20
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 934 85% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,717 106% 1,717 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2881) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Lighting 92.9 Reflection 52.9 Parallax 60.7 76% 68.8 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 44.2 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 290GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 171 167 4425 (04) Start/Stop count 87 87 13547 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 34174 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1043 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 13279 (C2) HDA temperature 111 83 36 (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 5 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	10.3% Very poor	Read 105 Write 86 Mixed 81.7 20% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.32 3% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 122%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: 0 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.2% Poor	Read 271 Write 58.2 Mixed 149 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 2.01 32% 7.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 18997 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 673 (B1) Unknown 95 95 92 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 47 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 95 (F1) Unknown 99 99 32450888773	81.6% Excellent	Read 506 Write 408 Mixed 421 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 20.3 117% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 62.5 DQ Mixed 19.5 23% 39 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 124%
USB 3.0 250GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free Firmware: 0508 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 423 Write 432 Mixed 432 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 27.2 93% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 102 94% 145 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,786 Write 1,222 Mixed 1,155 307% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 17.9 167% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 42 DQ Write 74.6 DQ Mixed 18.8 25% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 236%
Sabrent ASM1351 120GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 8GB free Firmware: 0 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 286 Write 68.4 Mixed 115 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 5.5 52% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 42.3 DQ Mixed 9.61 13% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 0909 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 92.2 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.14 64% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 194GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 131 3983 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11694 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 36928 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1055 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1304 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 153 153 142949 (C2) HDA temperature 112 84 31 (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 1 3684 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	72.1% Very good	Read 151 Write 100 Mixed 90.2 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 79%
HP MB3000FCWDH 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free Firmware: HPD5 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 111 Mixed 145 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.22 82% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 41GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 227 221 8650 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8282 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 22 22 57554 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1816 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 675 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8245 (C2) HDA temperature 113 81 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 200 199 4 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.5% Below average	Read 61.3 Write 51.2 Mixed 51.1 41% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.4 115% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 76%
HP MB3000FCWDH 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6GB free Firmware: HPD5 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 136 Write 93.8 Mixed 101 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.31 50% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2GB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 136035304 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 7135 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13581454 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 23750 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 819 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 589833 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 211 (BE) vendor-specific 68 40 3217468948512 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 268 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7554 (C2) HDA temperature 32 60 38654705696 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	47.4% Average	Read 89.2 Write 76 Mixed 82.2 62% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.98 4K Mixed 0.17 52% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25DA 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 360GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 148 Write 107 Mixed 101 144% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 59.8 MC Mixed 31.3 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 10.8 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%

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Gaming 132%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	35x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	17x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 461 samples	8x
9905701-017.A00G 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 297 samples	8x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	7x

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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