ASUS Prime X299-Deluxe Motherboard Review

Synthetic Benchmarks

3DMark Firestrike

In 3DMark, the Deluxe sets a rock-solid score of 21472 at stock clocks. Overclocking saw that score leap to 22473, putting it almost neck and neck with other high-end motherboards. Of course, anything less that extreme just wouldn’t cut it for a board of this class

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Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme

The PCIe throughput is looking healthy too, with our GTX 1080 Ti able to unleash all of its power for a competitive score and both stock and overclocked values.

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PCMark 10 Express

X299 is a multi-tasking powerhouse, especially with the i9-7900X 10-core 20-thread CPU we’re using. It set our second highest score at stock clocks. However, once overclocked the Deluxe easily nabbed first place, making it a great choice for day to day workflows.

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WPrime 32M and 1024M

Obviously, the i9 CPU can blast through WPrime with ease, and at stock, it set a fantastic time of just 75 seconds. The AORUS board did perform a little better, but once overclocked the ASUS motherboard was just 0.1 seconds behind.

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Cinebench R15

The same is true here, a great score at stock, but a little behind the AORUS motherboard. Of course, once overclocked, it’s the ASUS board that sets the new high-score for X299, with 2505 points.

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Handbrake MP4 to MKV Conversion 4K

Transcoding 4K video is not an easy thing to do, but the Prime Deluxe managed an impressive 58.7 FPS at stock, and a 62 FPS while overclocked. If you do a lot of 4K video rendering and processing, this is going to be a real time saver.

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