Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.4% 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 Drive206% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF X299 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171114
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 19:04
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 68.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 233
77% 142 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 754
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,316
81% 1,316 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 7.92
Parallax 5.53
5% 6.61 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 9.87
21% 28.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,813
Write 1,255
Mixed 1,229
317% 1,433 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 25.3
166% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 47.1
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 24.5
69% 138 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 206%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
176GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 398
Write 26.4
Mixed 44.1
33% 156 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 11.8
90% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 80.8
DQ Mixed 28.4
68% 150 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
123GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,395
345% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 39.6
197% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 26.1
102% 227 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 233%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
98GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 491
Write 119
Mixed 115
52% 242 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 13.2
105% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 163
DQ Mixed 32.8
82% 176 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 85%
Lacie P9220 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1053
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 85.3
Write 97.6
Mixed 75.4
64% 86.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 3.64
4K Mixed 0.31
125% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
265GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 77.5
Write 83.9
Mixed 79.8
61% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.21
65% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.2% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 13.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 9.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF X299 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 1,652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $796
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