Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	146% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '24 at 17:32
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	14%

Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 70.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 232 74% 136 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 830 74% 627 Pts	64-Core 1,275 79% 1,275 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 211 Parallax 205 174% 210 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 147 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,648 Write 1681 Mixed 1,568 365% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.9 203% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 812 611% 822 MB/s
Poor: 251% Great: 598%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 142GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 427 Write 406 Mixed 359 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 44.8 148% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 346 262% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: UP4504RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 409 Write 354 Mixed 273 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 12.1 55% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 33.2 45% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 56%
Micron CT2000X 2TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 217GB free Firmware: PMAP Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 5.7 Write 5 Mixed 5.5 1% 5.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 040B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 58.9 Write 50.2 Mixed 53.7 41% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 82% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB 1,079 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 52.1 MC Mixed 27.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 10.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	965	423	60	34.1"	2560 1009	GSM59F2 LG ULTRAWIDE

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,273 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	376x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	217x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	49x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	49x

RAM
BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 4x4GBCrucialBench 82%, 497 samples	53x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	32x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16