Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	88.2 GB free of 96 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '21 at 03:17
Run Duration	403 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$413 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 76.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 273 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 806 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,461 90% 1,461 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Lighting 17.5 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 18.3 14% 18 fps	MRender 15.8 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 16.8 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 15%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 144 Parallax 128 106% 134 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,297 Write 1,152 Mixed 730 235% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 65.7 226% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 908 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 479 470% 747 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 61GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 440 Mixed 400 SusWrite 106 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 51.9 174% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 248 205% 293 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 449GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 98 97 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 97.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 97.8 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 136 137 139 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 96 Write 131 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 136 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 338GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 143 144 145 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 18.2 Write 37.3 Mixed 21 SusWrite 144 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 114%
Hitachi Touro Mobile 3.0 1TB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 348GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 11 15 15 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 10.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 15.3 14% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 57%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 672 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 5GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 54 54 54 53 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 89.8 Write 39 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 52.8 60% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 105% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR32GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR32GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR32GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 96GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 65.2 MC Mixed 37 132% 46.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 10.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 88.1 45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 93%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	374x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	217x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	82x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	57x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	49x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x

RAM
BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 4x4GBCrucialBench 82%, 497 samples	53x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	32x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	25x

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Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16