Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 220% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 275% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	222% 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 Drive	273% 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 13:21
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 288 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,182 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 3026 187% 3026 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.6% Very good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 88.4 Parallax 82.2 71% 86 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 70.6 69% 87 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 76%
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4825 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 304 Parallax 349 270% 328 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 279 Splatting 191 218% 278 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1.5TB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2668 2757 2769 2781 2768 2779 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	389% Outstanding	Read 1,844 Write 1,695 Mixed 2004 SusWrite 2,754 470% 2,074 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 91.6 332% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1100 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1,032 765% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 496%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 624GB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 1889 1196 1149 1148 1153 1138 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,642 Write 2,521 Mixed 248 SusWrite 1279 372% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 97.4 333% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 597 566% 889 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 370%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1389 1378 1241 1149 1062 843 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,147 Write 1,431 Mixed 917 SusWrite 1177 316% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 67.7 268% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 442 408% 647 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 283%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 622GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 662 154 95 38 152 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 285 Write 156 Mixed 304 SusWrite 193 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 25.8 109% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 198 189% 288 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 291%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF2666C13D4/16GX 4x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 51.5 MC Write 86.4 MC Mixed 50.7 180% 62.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 13.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 150%

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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	20x

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	20x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

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

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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