Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	239% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

CPU throttled at 72% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190214
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 13:06
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	72%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 76.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 251 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 833 80% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,371 85% 1,371 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99.3 Reflection 113 121% 106 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 923GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1080 958 961 1031 969 1014 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 1,753 Mixed 1,547 SusWrite 1,002 358% 1,598 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.7 220% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 493 DQ Mixed 599 444% 590 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 435%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 161 162 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 102 Write 120 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 158 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 262% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 92%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 13 11 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 93.1 Write 31.1 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 12.8 39% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 29 30 29 30 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 114%
External USB3.0 DISK04 1.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 64 61 64 62 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 56.8 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 62.6 81% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.6% Above average	MC Read 16 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 15.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 10.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 114%

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

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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 $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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