Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive315% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 00:06
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 218
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 810
75% 627 Pts
64-Core 1,303
81% 1,303 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 85.1
Parallax 82
65% 82.3 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 68.2
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 1310 1328 1313 1288 1261 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,348
Write 1,390
Mixed 1,211
SusWrite 1,317
349% 1,566 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 86.8
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,244
DQ Write 1,017
DQ Mixed 1,116
840% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 315%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
106GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 386 393 392 395 396 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 450
Mixed 370
SusWrite 400
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51
184% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 211
197% 306 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 116%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 14.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 9.6
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

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