EVGA 142-SX-E297

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemEVGA Default string
MotherboardEVGA 142-SX-E297  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '21 at 08:40
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 249
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 456
57% 435 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 114
Parallax 100
81% 105 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
697GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 53 76 124 140 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 52.6
Write 157
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 100
63% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 110%
Memorex Mini TravelDrive 1GB
1GB free, PID 0020
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.5 5.7 6 6 6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
5.13% Terrible
Read 14.7
Write 4
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 5.4
8% 7.45 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.13%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22.3
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 142-SX-E297 Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer

Motherboard: EVGA 142-SX-E297

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $498
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