Asrock X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	202% 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	255% 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	256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE (all builds)
Memory	240.7 GB free of 256 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 05:35
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 59.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 74% 139 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 821 77% 639 Pts	64-Core 2,449 152% 2,449 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4039) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 280 Parallax 332 243% 303 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 245 Splatting 182 198% 252 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASACNE6800TTTDA 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 374% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2257 2296 2247 2292 2265 2225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,209 Write 2148 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 2,264 398% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.3 174% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 302 226% 307 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 479%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 982GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 418 420 421 418 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 439 Mixed 367 SusWrite 421 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 44.1 155% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 122%
Seagate ST14000NE0008-2JK101 14TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 7.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 208 209 210 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 100 Write 154 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 208 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.4 314% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 83%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 590GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 105 110 111 111 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z 10TB 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 139 137 138 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 137 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 636% 5.2 MB/s

Seagate ST8000VX0002-1Z6 8TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 267GB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 143 151 153 148 134 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 107%
Seagate SkyHawk 10TB (2016)-$249 71 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 541GB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 231 232 231 229 232 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 109%
Seagate ST16000VE000-2L2103 16TB 11GB free Firmware: EV02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 129 126 130 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 598GB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 104 119 119 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 116 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 520% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate ST16000VE000-2L2103 16TB 6.5TB free Firmware: EV02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 208 206 204 195 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 94 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 90 Write 90.9 Mixed 50 SusWrite 92.9 109% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x31.9GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 8 of 8 slots used 255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 54 MC Mixed 36 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 7.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 151%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 112%

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Motherboard: Asrock X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	15x
Core i9-7980XEIntel $1,511Bench 80%, 4,653 samples	10x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x

SSD
E12-512G-PHISON-SSD-B27-BB1 512GBBench 178%, 586 samples	8x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x

RAM
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	14x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	8x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	8x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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