Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 72% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '17 at 14:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 72%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 75.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 249
81% 149 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 860
81% 675 Pts
64-Core 1,399
87% 1,399 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.5
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 75.2
62% 77 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 72.2
58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,699
Write 1,661
Mixed 1,588
369% 1,649 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 23.5
181% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 480
DQ Mixed 21.3
86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 233%
Great: 353%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
925GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 157
Mixed 127
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 5.27
4K Mixed 0.83
219% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 110%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
784GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 123
Write 133
Mixed 117
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.23
78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.1% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 14
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 9.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 115%

 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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Workstation
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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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