Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170711
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '17 at 03:41
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
79% 147 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 827
79% 654 Pts
64-Core 1,382
86% 1,382 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 135
Parallax 115
103% 125 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 510
Write 480
Mixed 508
112% 500 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 22.7
78% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 97.1
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 41.6
43% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
619GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 150
Write 81.4
Mixed 104
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.43
132% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 14.3
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 9.2
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 48%
Great: 114%

 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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