Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	193% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF X299 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	110.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '22 at 01:36
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 53.9 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 182 60% 110 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 488 51% 410 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 119 Parallax 126 110% 127 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 106 Splatting 87.7 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 3TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1051 1019 1143 1319 1315 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 1,354 Mixed 1,287 SusWrite 1,143 306% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 44.5 136% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 324 241% 320 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 565%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$168 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 929GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 309 302 310 322 325 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 578 Write 503 Mixed 591 SusWrite 313 112% 496 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 55 179% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 457 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 449 329% 432 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$168 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 873GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1926 1999 1453 1452 1353 1446 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,089 Write 1,965 Mixed 1564 SusWrite 1,605 406% 1,806 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 50.3 168% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 461 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 398 294% 391 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 372%
Seagate Expansion HDD 18TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 8TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 169 169 169 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 241 Write 235 Mixed 220 SusWrite 168 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 1.2 37% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 5.1 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 0.3 4% 8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 42%
Toshiba HDWN180 8TB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2TB free Firmware: GX2M SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 118 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 209 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 118 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 131%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 143 160 155 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 133 Write 158 Mixed 101 SusWrite 146 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 394% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 121 121 117 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 151 Mixed 98.6 SusWrite 120 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 301% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%
Intenso External USB 3.0 6TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 5.5TB free Firmware: 1402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 40.3 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 39.1 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 377% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 232GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 172 173 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 132 Write 153 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 174 191% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 128GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 25.3 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 3.8 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 6 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	497x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	261x
Core i7-7740XIntel $235Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	152x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	95x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	79x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	62x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $168Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	56x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	28x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16