Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 231% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	134% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	123 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 01:15
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,511 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,144 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 3,503 217% 3,503 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 222 Parallax 266 214% 250 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 220 Splatting 147 162% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 355GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 494 496 361 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 498 Mixed 472 SusWrite 438 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.4 227% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 190GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 494 496 400 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 498 Mixed 473 SusWrite 442 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 66.6 231% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 129%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 74GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 82 83 80 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 258 Write 67.5 Mixed 117 SusWrite 81.8 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 12 84% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 76.8 DQ Mixed 82.8 73% 113 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 44%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 49GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 81 81 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 258 Write 66.2 Mixed 114 SusWrite 79.2 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 12 86% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 83.4 73% 112 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 44%
HPT VD0-0 4TB 2TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 445 445 446 446 450 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 209 209 206 209 210 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.6 11 9.6 11 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 120 Write 17.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 10 33% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3800 C19 8x16GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	MC Read 53.9 MC Write 83.8 MC Mixed 52.4 181% 63.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 12.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 154%

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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	35x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	20x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	17x

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	20x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

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

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

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) $30	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