Asus PRIME X299-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.6% 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	97.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME X299-A II (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '22 at 15:34
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 232 78% 141 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 885 79% 670 Pts	64-Core 2,091 129% 2,091 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.6% Poor	Lighting 26.8 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 38.5 22% 32.4 fps	MRender 42.8 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 32.6 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDJTNG-8310A 512GB 6,904 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 488 446 435 503 662 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 914 Write 242 Mixed 416 SusWrite 506 115% 520 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 25.8 84% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 97.6 DQ Write 75.4 DQ Mixed 97.8 70% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 182%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 794GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 131 132 135 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 133 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 59 56 61 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 114 Write 63.4 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 57.2 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 93%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 32GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 4GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 112 Write 84.8 Mixed 61.7 103% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 102% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB 1,261 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 21 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 11.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 93%

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

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 191%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-A II

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	278x
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	212x
Core i9-10920XIntel $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	96x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	93x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	83x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	77x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	75x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	73x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	21x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	14x
HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 10,297 samples	13x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $1,242

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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