Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '17 at 06:52
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 X 990-$499 4,994 User benchmarks, average bench 78% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 616 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8546) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.53 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4409 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 111 (AB) Unknown 80 80 36482384 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 32 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2102 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2073 (F9) Unknown 100 100 188396336	68.8% Good	Read 267 Write 257 Mixed 262 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 34.5 122% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 111 82% 104 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 111%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 671GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 222 196 7883 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 85 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 240 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 28 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 343 (C2) HDA temperature 117 103 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 192 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	74.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 125 Mixed 128 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.28 101% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 97%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 451GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 221 195 7925 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 374 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1351 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 57 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2127 (C2) HDA temperature 117 107 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	83.1% Excellent	Read 138 Write 152 Mixed 135 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.23 94% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 97%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 130GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 219 194 8041 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3951 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8911 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 783 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 475 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 182 182 55008 (C2) HDA temperature 117 106 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.2% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 97.3 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.19 93% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 51GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 171 3991 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8672 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21302 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2595 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1620 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7051 (C2) HDA temperature 106 96 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	70% Good	Read 156 Write 87.6 Mixed 87.6 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.36 108% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 76%
Verbatim USB External SSD 126GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 100GB free, PID 0246 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 234 Write 35.1 Mixed 35.8 90% 102 MB/s	4K Read 9.95 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.31 74% 3.68 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 21.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 12.7 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 61%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION

CPU
Core i7 X 990Intel $499Bench 78%, 4,994 samples	14x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	11x
Core i7 970Intel $1,141Bench 73%, 4,313 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 580Nvidia $450Bench 23%, 15,395 samples	8x
GTX 480Nvidia $500Bench 20%, 3,874 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x

SSD
860 Pro 2TBSamsung $474Bench 111%, 2,198 samples	3x
Express Flash PM1725a 1.6TB AICDellBench 251%, 15 samples	3x
Force GT 120GBCorsair $155Bench 69%, 13,464 samples	3x

RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	15x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	6x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	6x

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Value: 34% - Below average

Total price: $1,423

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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