Asus PRIME X299-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME X299-A  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 07:46
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Memory 4.69
1-Core 68.4
2-Core 134
32% 69.2 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 808
61% 548 Pts
64-Core 1185
73% 1185 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,637
Write 1,534
Mixed 1,176
322% 1,449 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 53.2
177% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,451
DQ Write 988
DQ Mixed 1,248
924% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
14GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 413
Write 357
Mixed 297
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 30.7
109% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 144
166% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
9GB free
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,754
Write 1,243
Mixed 118
226% 1,038 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 53.7
182% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 1,312
DQ Write 1,079
DQ Mixed 512
570% 968 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 372%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 128 127 127 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 83.8
Write 84.4
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 127
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 20.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 3.1
11% 3.9 GB/s
Latency 456
9% 456 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 114%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
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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