Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive424% 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.
MotherboardAsus TUF X299 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171229
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '18 at 05:51
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 75.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,149
102% 862 Pts
64-Core 2,024
125% 2,024 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.4% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 71.1
64% 77.2 fps
MRender 73.9
Gravity 76.4
Splatting 78.4
63% 76.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
684GB free
Firmware: 00RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
69% Good
Read 390
Write 208
Mixed 189
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 18.4
99% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 37.2
87% 185 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69%
Great: 107%
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300
343GB free
Firmware: OC34L5TA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,312
Write 983
Mixed 934
239% 1,076 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 17.7
135% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 421
DQ Write 211
DQ Mixed 17.1
92% 216 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 165%
Great: 181%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
424% Outstanding
Read 2,468
Write 2,097
Mixed 2,373
516% 2,313 MB/s
4K Read 187
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 161
582% 174 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 206
210% 339 MB/s
Poor: 302%
This bench: 424%
Great: 559%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
290GB free
Firmware: 00RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 502
Mixed 469
111% 495 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 29.6
141% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 63.6
113% 223 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 25.9
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 9.3
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF X299 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 1,645 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus TUF X299 MARK 2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $791
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