Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '19 at 21:11
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9940X-$790
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 76.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 263
82% 153 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 888
81% 680 Pts
64-Core 2,489
154% 2,489 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 95%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 1577 1487 1405 1390 1375 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 1,898
Write 1,808
Mixed 1,112
SusWrite 1,459
352% 1,569 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 66.9
259% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1232
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 1,136
854% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 295%
Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 174 185 185 171 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 166 164 167 164 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 162
Mixed 104
SusWrite 164
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 52.4
MC Mixed 34.3
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 10.2
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME X299-A Builds (Compare 1,269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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HDDRAMUSB
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