Asus PRIME X399-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive193% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X399-A  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 04:43
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1900X-$110
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 75.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
82% 151 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 812
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,352
84% 1,352 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB; msi gtx 1080 sea hawk ek
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (137 fps cap detected)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 136
Parallax 136
112% 136 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
404GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,753
Write 1,369
Mixed 1,183
318% 1,435 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 21.6
125% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 45
DQ Write 72.2
DQ Mixed 21.9
27% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 193%
Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
223GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 476
Write 246
Mixed 253
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 7.85
58% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 28.6
34% 57.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54%
Great: 88%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100
26GB free
Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 466
Write 256
Mixed 286
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 8.53
62% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 18.9
DQ Write 46.3
DQ Mixed 17.7
18% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.2% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 13
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.3
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 89.1
45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 101%

 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 X399-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $918
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