Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	375% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF X299 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '19 at 04:38
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 1,076 96% 809 Pts	64-Core 2,942 182% 2,942 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 227 Parallax 240 171% 226 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 222 Splatting 142 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2051 1958 2068 2072 2098 2077 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2269 Mixed 1,391 SusWrite 2,054 463% 2,065 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 90.7 321% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 1,013 DQ Mixed 1,082 814% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 425%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 462GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 511 493 514 398 296 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 261GB free Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1770 1783 1787 1769 1748 1722 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	501% Outstanding	Read 2,230 Write 1,938 Mixed 2,078 SusWrite 1,763 451% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 262 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 240 826% 244 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,065 805% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 501% Great: 559%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 539GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 158 157 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 151 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 158 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 773GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 117 Write 105 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 95.8 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 176 176 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 148 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 176 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Samsung Type-C 257GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 239GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 24 24 22 25 22 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 40.7 Write 30.8 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 21.4 41% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 5.9 541% 7.47 MB/s	DQ Read 9.4 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 6.7 593% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3733C17 CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 CMD16GX4M2B3733C17 CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 CMD16GX4M2A2666C15 CMD16GX4M2A2666C15 64GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	119% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 61.4 MC Mixed 42 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 12 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns

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Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	493x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	260x
Core i7-7740XIntel $281Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	168x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	151x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	92x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	78x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	60x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	55x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	28x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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