EVGA 142-SX-E297

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	392% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	EVGA Default string
Motherboard	EVGA 142-SX-E297 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171023
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 03:02
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 265 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,059 98% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,555 96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 190 Parallax 173 136% 176 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 171 Splatting 122 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1471 1830 2202 2211 2163 1444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,870 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,565 SusWrite 1,887 476% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 91.2 328% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1,336 1,012% 1,360 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 492 Mixed 467 110% 491 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.9 220% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 25GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 145 148 149 147 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 156 Mixed 220 SusWrite 144 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47.1 184% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 172 136% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 88%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 558GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 102 102 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 106 Write 89.7 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 99.7 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 299GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 102 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 66 SusWrite 102 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 53.3 MC Mixed 27.7 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 11.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 61%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 63%

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Motherboard: EVGA 142-SX-E297

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	11x
Core i9-7940XIntel $654Bench 83%, 4,560 samples	8x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	4x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	4x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	8x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	4x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBIntel $60Bench 156%, 162,275 samples	3x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	13x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	10x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	6x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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