Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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 Drive	72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '17 at 23:29
Run Duration	1204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$400 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 78.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 254 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 999 88% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 147 Parallax 130 113% 138 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 122 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 61 167504773147 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5483667377 (F7) Unknown 100 100 171858137 (F8) Unknown 100 100 46848380 (B4) Unknown 0 0 9158 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	72.2% Very good	Read 455 Write 333 Mixed 333 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 20.3 76% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 18.8 73% 163 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$123 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 931GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5945 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 295 (B1) Unknown 98 98 42 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 62 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 210 (F1) Unknown 99 99 63282483463	103% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 410 Mixed 419 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 39.8 141% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 114 139% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
DISK01 960GB 767GB free Firmware: 0103 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 42.2 Mixed 41.8 9% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 8.02 33% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 12.1 DQ Write 16.9 DQ Mixed 8.19 8% 12.4 MB/s

DISK02 525GB 477GB free Firmware: 0103 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.4% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 42.1 Mixed 42.2 9% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 8.06 31% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 11.2 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 8.06 8% 12 MB/s

DISK03 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 376GB free Firmware: 0103 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 42.3 Write 42.1 Mixed 42.2 10% 42.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 9.46 35% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 9.28 9% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 16%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: SC61 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 74 64 25757004 (03) Spinup time 86 86 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 96 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 826793800 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 49246095021005 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 126 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 57 471531548 (BF) G-sense error rate 99 99 2248 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 26693 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 73014444060 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 4 1 25757004 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -68436008889558 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26895388675 (F2) Unknown 100 253 111312654896
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 84 64 235290780 (03) Spinup time 90 89 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 57150270 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5617 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 148 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 58 538837023 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 16536 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 71 71 58672 (C2) HDA temperature 31 42 51539607583 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 1 235290780 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	81.6% Excellent	Read 132 Write 153 Mixed 135 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.16 78% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 119%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 213 191 8325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 746 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 23187 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 745 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 270 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3391 (C2) HDA temperature 126 115 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	66.7% Good	Read 134 Write 97.7 Mixed 103 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.25 92% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 98%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 10314 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 65 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1137 (0A) Spinup retry count 101 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 64 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 41 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 144 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 163209609241 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 98 98 1101 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 636 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
DISK00 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 0103 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.7% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 40.9 Mixed 40.1 31% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.23 76% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 24%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 3TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 27%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 470GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 109 Write 93.1 Mixed 56.1 104% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.38 4K Write 9.38 4K Mixed 0.34 336% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 2.68 DQ Mixed 0.38 108% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 63%
WDC WD10 00DHTZ-04N21V0 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 114GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 40.9 Write 41.8 Mixed 39.9 53% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 0.41 154% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FAD KLEVV 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K KLEVV 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 BLS16G4D240FSB.16FAD 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 30.6 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 11.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

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Gaming 99%

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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 $400Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	149x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	192x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16