Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% 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.
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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	116.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210924
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 22:39
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 1,020 90% 766 Pts	64-Core 2,348 145% 2,348 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.4.1 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 244 Parallax 503 191% 327 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 208 Splatting 328 253% 309 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 209%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 375 Write 364 Mixed 258 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 34.9 127% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 166 175% 290 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 5GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 23.7 Write 4.7 Mixed 10 13% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.6 149% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 8x16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 65.1 MC Mixed 45.2 147% 51.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 10.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 183%

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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	69	57	240	44.8"	1280 720	GSM9E8C LG ULTRAGEAR+

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Typical WS X299 SAGE Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	36x
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 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	18x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 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: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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