Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive244% 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.
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 (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 02:51
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 189
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 806
73% 612 Pts
64-Core 1,160
72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 54
Reflection 61.3
Parallax 50.8
44% 55.4 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 54.1
Splatting 70.4
55% 66.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
642GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,052
Write 1,424
Mixed 1,379
358% 1,618 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 48.9
184% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 172
199% 343 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 244%
Great: 302%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
433GB free
Firmware: X61130WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 489
Write 345
Mixed 351
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 20.4
83% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 48.4
89% 180 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 168
Mixed 170
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.18
101% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2OZ 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 46.5
MC Mixed 24
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 9.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 148%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING Builds (Compare 1,716 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING - $275

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,343
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