Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '19 at 02:33
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,194 103% 880 Pts	64-Core 2,861 177% 2,861 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 509 510 508 508 484 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 135%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 366GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 449 428 378 186 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 430 Mixed 398 SusWrite 333 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 47.1 162% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 190 154% 218 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 449 448 446 439 292 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 436 Mixed 421 SusWrite 417 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 51.9 170% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 212 163% 220 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 186 186 183 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 126 Mixed 81 SusWrite 184 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 47 MC Write 75.9 MC Mixed 48.2 163% 57 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 13.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 172%

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Gaming 132%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	36x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	18x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 461 samples	8x
9905701-017.A00G 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 297 samples	8x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	7x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16