Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	241% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 01:54
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$393 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 73.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 1,003 86% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,750 108% 1,750 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 39.9 38% 43.8 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.2 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 848 820 798 784 747 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 1,022 Mixed 723 SusWrite 844 249% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 52.3 224% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 958 736% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 136GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 435 309 310 312 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,106 Write 1,053 Mixed 553 SusWrite 459 177% 793 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 15.1 86% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1089 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 686 610% 919 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 236%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 280GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 76 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 94.3 Write 86.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 77.1 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 94 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 96.3 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 61%
Adaptec Array 4TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 61 63 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 76.5 Write 88.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 63.4 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 71% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 108%
Adaptec Array 4TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: V1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 85 88 96 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 157 Write 110 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 89.6 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 876GB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 111 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 112 68% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 91%
LaCie d2 quadra 2TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 454GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Read 21.3 Write 12.8 Mixed 15 SusWrite 12.8 20% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 8x4GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	90% Outstanding	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 29.5 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 9.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 93.5 43% 93.5 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 168%

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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	35x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	17x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16