Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive124% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 72% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170613
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '18 at 06:03
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 72%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 67.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
80% 150 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 952
86% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,958
121% 1,958 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 141
Parallax 126
109% 133 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 134
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 1,426
Write 327
Mixed 262
144% 672 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 14.6
110% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 37.1
109% 240 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 124%
Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 199
Mixed 158
136% 182 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.34
110% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 45.1
MC Mixed 29.7
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 8.5
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 90%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 145%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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