Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 05:52
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 267
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 988
89% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,761
109% 1,761 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.6% Poor
Lighting 34.3
Reflection 44
Parallax 30.6
28% 36.3 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 38
Splatting 26.6
27% 34 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 392
Write 82.2
Mixed 9.7
34% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 12.5
57% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 50.6
DQ Mixed 31.6
37% 66.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 55%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
272GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 469 466 468 427 283 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 466
Mixed 448
SusWrite 430
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 44.1
160% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 46.6
MC Mixed 27
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 10
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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