Asus SABERTOOTH X99

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH X99  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '16 at 14:29
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 638
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 77.4
Parallax 75.7
64% 77.2 fps
Gravity 66.6
Splatting 66.1
59% 66.4 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 510
Write 159
Mixed 246
67% 305 MB/s
4K Read 9.95
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 6.22
66% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 83.6
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 37.6
51% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54%
Great: 85%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
31GB free
Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 492
Write 125
Mixed 220
61% 279 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 15.7
143% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 53.4
68% 122 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 157
Write 131
Mixed 138
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.21
73% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 169
Mixed 149
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.44
116% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 36.7
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 21.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $421
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