Asus PRIME X399-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive287% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME X399-A  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170906
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 09 '18 at 13:11
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 932
83% 702 Pts
64-Core 2,550
158% 2,550 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.9% Above average
Lighting 63.6
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 65.5
52% 65.5 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 60.1
Splatting 53.5
49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 629 658 661 658 657 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,578
Write 2,365
Mixed 1,522
SusWrite 688
399% 1,788 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 91.8
310% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,071
DQ Write 973
DQ Mixed 1,004
758% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 287%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
463GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 149 149 149 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 154
Mixed 80
SusWrite 148
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 109%
Intenso Speed Line USB 3.0 16GB-$13
9GB free, PID 5100
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 9.4 9.2 8.1 8.9 8.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 73
Write 31.8
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 10
44% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.3
101% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3003 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 17
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.5
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 120%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X399-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $899
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