Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	318% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 22:23
Run Duration	395 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250 5,430 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 71.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 83% 154 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 964 87% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,979 122% 1,979 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6775) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2087 2052 2004 2057 1996 2020 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2246 Write 2,042 Mixed 1,367 SusWrite 2,036 432% 1,923 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 68 220% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 405 400% 663 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 231GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2103 2123 2121 2105 2102 1988 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,356 Write 2,125 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 2,090 445% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.7 232% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 399 DQ Mixed 622 524% 788 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 393%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 556GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 139 140 138 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 137 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 155 158 158 154 158 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 79.2 Write 119 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 154 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 148 150 147 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 101 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 147 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,875 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 28.8 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 1R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	17%	12	337	269	60	32"	2560 1440	BNQ8026 BenQ PD3200Q

History: Score 10: 1R 1G 2B | Score 8: 1R 1G 0B | Score 22: 3R 1G 4B | Score 8: 1R 1G 0B

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Gaming 132%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	35x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	17x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 461 samples	8x
9905701-017.A00G 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 297 samples	8x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	7x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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