Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.6% 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	335% 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	16GB 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 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200610
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 08:32
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10920X-$850 3,007 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 270 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 932 86% 718 Pts	64-Core 2,048 127% 2,048 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 Graphics 981 User benchmarks, average bench 39% AMD(1002 0B0D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1243 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.Q4 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.6% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 64.4 38% 57.6 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 50.9 44% 53.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 45%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPEL1D38 380GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 388% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1586 1597 1591 1552 1568 1568 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 1,891 Write 1,598 Mixed 1,723 SusWrite 1,577 382% 1,697 MB/s	4K Read 144 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 115 420% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 934 DQ Write 610 DQ Mixed 735 558% 760 MB/s
Poor: 272% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 562%
Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D48 480GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 478% 438GB free Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 1572 1589 1562 1573 1580 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 1,625 Mixed 1,726 SusWrite 1,574 383% 1,703 MB/s	4K Read 157 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 122 452% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 769 588% 804 MB/s
Poor: 346% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 621%
Nvme INTEL SSDPE21D96 960GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 367% 894GB free Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1514 1534 1536 1537 1547 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 1,862 Write 1,545 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 1,535 373% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 160 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 121 455% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 772 590% 808 MB/s
Poor: 318% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 405%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$300 463 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 3.5TB free Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1909 1925 1584 941 941 944 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,192 Write 1450 Mixed 1,346 SusWrite 1374 304% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.6 173% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 627 DQ Mixed 756 579% 795 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 313%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.5% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 16.8 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 11.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 90%

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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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16