Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	174% 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.
Boot Drive	134% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	121.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191003
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,200 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,144 101% 856 Pts	64-Core 3,507 217% 3,507 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 227 Parallax 248 209% 244 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 221 Splatting 142 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 492 496 337 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 498 Mixed 471 SusWrite 434 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.4 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 190GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 495 494 496 399 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 497 Mixed 471 SusWrite 442 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 67.1 231% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 129%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 74GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 78 84 82 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 258 Write 83.5 Mixed 116 SusWrite 81.6 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 12 84% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 70.2 DQ Mixed 82.5 72% 110 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 44%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 49GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 81 81 78 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 258 Write 81 Mixed 115 SusWrite 79.9 29% 134 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 12 83% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 76 DQ Mixed 83.4 73% 112 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 44%
HPT VD0-0 4TB 2TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 426 360 427 430 430 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 208 208 204 208 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.6 11 9.6 10 9.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 120 Write 17.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 9.9 33% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3800 C19 8x16GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 53.4 MC Write 83.4 MC Mixed 52.3 180% 63 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 12.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 154%

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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 $98Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16