EVGA 142-SX-E297

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	205% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	EVGA Default string
Motherboard	EVGA 142-SX-E297 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171023
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 76.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 232 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 950 95% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2189 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 124 Parallax 104 91% 113 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 102 Splatting 96.5 81% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 301 302 303 303 302 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1619 Write 1,431 Mixed 599 SusWrite 476 229% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 42.9 202% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 1,267 DQ Mixed 794 697% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 140GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 942 969 966 949 951 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 652 Write 997 Mixed 605 SusWrite 946 182% 800 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 46.7 246% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 931 755% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 81GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 430 305 279 177 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 446 Mixed 340 SusWrite 285 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.6 159% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 241 208% 310 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 124GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 277 277 277 277 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 441 Mixed 385 SusWrite 296 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 52 172% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 226 206% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 866GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 150 150 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 174 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 149 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 128 125 127 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 126 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 17.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 10.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 97%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 63%

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Motherboard: EVGA 142-SX-E297

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	11x
Core i9-7940XIntel $815Bench 83%, 4,560 samples	8x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	4x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	4x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	8x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	4x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	3x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	10x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	6x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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