Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	106% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	800 x 480 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170601
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 16:40
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 930 89% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Palit(1569 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 241 238 240 244 249 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 432 Mixed 352 SusWrite 262 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.3 184% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 258% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 92GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 11 17 15 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	5.64% Terrible	Read 6 Write 3.3 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 13.7 6% 8.38 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 5.64% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 180GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 100 98 102 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 82.3 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 99.1 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 65.4 MC Mixed 31.5 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 10.6 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 93%

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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 $455Bench 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

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

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