Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	184% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X99 (all builds)
Memory	30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 18:58
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 843 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 444 438 466 452 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 439 Mixed 427 SusWrite 449 173% 795 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 52.1 201% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 610 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 332 280% 416 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 216%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 85 90 91 90 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 93.8 Mixed 89 SusWrite 87.1 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 77%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1U SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 183 187 185 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 179 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 185 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 432% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 171 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 179 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 171 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 355% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 836 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 24 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 95%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	353x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	157x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	86x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	34x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	33x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	30x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 120%, 113 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	21x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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