Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171229
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '18 at 10:30
Run Duration	373 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 228 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 811 76% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,334 83% 1,334 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 50GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 86 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1152 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 46 (A4) Unknown 100 100 13355 (A5) Unknown 100 100 52 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 11 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1179 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 72808 (F2) Unknown 100 100 111940 (F5) Unknown 100 100 106840	86.4% Excellent	Read 510 Write 361 Mixed 430 96% 434 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 34 123% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 58.1 67% 107 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 103%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.05A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 105 11985405 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 44 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 -126632815731680 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2491 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 384 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 35 57 60133277731 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 11985405 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 44 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 11985405 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 11985405 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18414 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10573 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10573 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13410	59.6% Above average	Read 404 Write 216 Mixed 208 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 12.6 100% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 20.3 DQ Write 59 DQ Mixed 11.1 17% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 86%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 26GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,779 Write 1,112 Mixed 1,167 299% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 16.6 153% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 13.7 54% 112 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 236%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 176 7716 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1545 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11239 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 823 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 78 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 176 176 72464 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 152 Mixed 116 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.28 106% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 173 7866 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4064 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13785 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1833 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 263 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 42088 (C2) HDA temperature 119 94 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 90.4 Mixed 82.1 70% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 89% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Facet 16GB 1,259 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5576 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 10.7 Mixed 10 16% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.99 4K Write 0.31 4K Mixed 1.59 76% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 4x8GB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 27.9 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 10.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 121%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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 1,269 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	374x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	217x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	148x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	48x

RAM
BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 4x4GBCrucialBench 82%, 497 samples	53x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	32x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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