Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	229% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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)

Motherboard	Asus TUF X299 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200904
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 03:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$993 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 78.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 217 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 934 83% 704 Pts	64-Core 2,819 174% 2,819 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 95%

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: 457.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 164 Reflection 170 Parallax 205 133% 179 fps	Gravity 160 Splatting 112 117% 136 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 1217 1305 1205 1207 1151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 1,691 Mixed 1,439 SusWrite 1,214 372% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 47.2 145% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 646 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 200 188% 309 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 477%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$288 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 8.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 217 224 209 200 194 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 227 Mixed 106 SusWrite 210 139% 190 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.3 307% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 138%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 192 176 170 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 176 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 157 149 142 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 58.2 Write 108 Mixed 73 SusWrite 146 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 178% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 8x8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 63.2 MC Mixed 42.4 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 10.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 160%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	501x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	265x
Core i7-7740XIntel $130Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	153x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	97x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $69Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	79x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	62x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	57x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	28x

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