Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.1% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 01:37
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 845 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 983 61% 983 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 40 39% 44.1 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36.4 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 325 290 262 253 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 354 Mixed 312 SusWrite 288 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 46.5 157% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 476GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 104 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 91.2 Mixed 56 SusWrite 104 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 485GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 101 106 106 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 127 Write 115 Mixed 95 SusWrite 102 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 83%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 155 155 155 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 154 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 168GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 81 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 68.2 Write 71 Mixed 59 SusWrite 79.8 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 413GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 113 112 112 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 160 Write 127 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 112 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 113%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 290GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 131 Write 112 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 91.6 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 16.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 11.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 104%

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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 $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16