Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	246.3 GB free of 256 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 19:03
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980XE-$1,100 4,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 68.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 79% 147 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 913 83% 696 Pts	64-Core 2,266 140% 2,266 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,135 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 293 Parallax 319 250% 306 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 254 Splatting 187 207% 263 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Solidigm SSDPFKNU020TZ 2TB 1,928 User benchmarks, average bench 332% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,640 Write 1,704 Mixed 1,578 367% 1,641 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 87.7 269% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 900 674% 905 MB/s
Poor: 187% Great: 452%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$569 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 115 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 13 40% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 173 132% 182 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 129%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 24TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 22TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 135 Write 201 Mixed 97.4 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 1.8 26% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 170 151% 222 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 935GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 207 Write 374 Mixed 62.7 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 26.1 82% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 36 65% 127 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G4DFD832A.C16FF 8x31.9GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 282% 8 of 8 slots used 255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 54.8 MC Mixed 37 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 9.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 416%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical WS X299 SAGE Builds (Compare 267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 132%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	37x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	18x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $300Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 461 samples	8x
9905701-017.A00G 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 297 samples	8x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	7x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,549

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