Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 219%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 267%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics215% 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 Drive259% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200610
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 157
2-Core 314
101% 187 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,258
111% 944 Pts
64-Core 2,860
177% 2,860 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 104%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Lighting 321
Reflection 280
Parallax 324
262% 308 fps
MRender 345
Gravity 261
Splatting 191
209% 266 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 215%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 358 326 377 332 321 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,036
Write 1,778
Mixed 1,426
SusWrite 407
315% 1,412 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 230
4K Mixed 108
351% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 1137
803% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 259%
Great: 302%
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB
51GB free
Firmware: E8FM12.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 45 35 38 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
623% Outstanding
Read 6,179
Write 60.4
Mixed 120
SusWrite 41.3
333% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 928
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 5.1
1,414% 312 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 623%
Great: 151%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
103GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 23 27 14 23 27 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 45% Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
129% Outstanding
MC Read 45.4
MC Write 69.2
MC Mixed 40.8
148% 51.8 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 12.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 129%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $758
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