Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181102
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900X-$620
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 69.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
81% 150 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 959
85% 718 Pts
64-Core 1,717
106% 1,717 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.6% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 93.7
Parallax 0.06
64% 57.4 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 72
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 32 2.1 42 40 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 389
Write 330
Mixed 208
SusWrite 61.8
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 10.1
40% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 68.3
DQ Mixed 39.1
42% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 60%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 111 108 108 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Read 74.5
Write 104
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 109
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.6% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 14.5
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 9.1
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $758
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