Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	141% 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.
Memory	256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II (all builds)
Memory	168.4 GB free of 256 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 00:57
Run Duration	389 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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 i9-10940X 1,827 User benchmarks, average bench 86% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 73.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 877 83% 690 Pts	64-Core 2,106 130% 2,106 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 326 Reflection 304 Parallax 379 266% 336 fps	Gravity 267 Splatting 191 197% 229 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1297 917 205 220 156 414 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1101 Write 1,741 Mixed 1,202 SusWrite 535 259% 1,144 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 46.1 139% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 526 378% 489 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 556%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 990GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1947 1812 1815 516 223 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,173 Write 1,899 Mixed 1,302 SusWrite 1,101 310% 1,369 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 48.6 151% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 530 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 514 350% 435 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 556%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 1739 1753 1759 1771 1774 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,217 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,313 SusWrite 1,766 354% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 46 147% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 541 365% 450 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 556%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 240GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 221GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 224 212 235 234 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 810 Write 269 Mixed 294 SusWrite 227 88% 400 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 23.3 81% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 175 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 117%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 88 87 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 83.5 Write 81.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 86.6 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 128 131 124 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 1 Write 44 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 120 30% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 139 149 151 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 117 Write 136 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 149 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 264% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 92%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 121 121 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 121 Write 117 Mixed 74 SusWrite 120 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 23GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9 9.6 8.1 10 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 17.5 Mixed 19 SusWrite 9.6 22% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 2.4 208% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZN 8x31.9GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 8 of 8 slots used 255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	111% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 57.4 MC Mixed 41.1 129% 45.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 9.3 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 93 43% 93 ns
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 202%

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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: 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	7	5	144	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5BB8 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 177%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 192%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING II

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	237x
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	196x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	104x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	135x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	81x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	68x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	49x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 125%, 648 samples	18x
F4-3200C16-8GIS F4-3200C16-8GIS Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GBG.SKILLBench 70%, 24 samples	15x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 8x8GBKingstonBench 119%, 184 samples	12x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $1,305

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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