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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	198% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH X99 (all builds)
Memory	61.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '16 at 03:15
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 823 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 141 Parallax 141 125% 145 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 113 112% 129 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 856GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 841 Mixed 965 205% 918 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 51.6 163% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 153 161% 264 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 445%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,884 Write 881 Mixed 1,155 288% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.9 179% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 130 145% 248 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 243%
Seagate ST32000540AS 2TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: CC83 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 90 140563088 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1174 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 43 41 1898385485522 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 6106 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 37 218 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 83 493928775828 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 41 1087316361257 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1196 (C2) HDA temperature 41 59 25769803817 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 36 140563088 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 59923383715122 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2116481710 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2449139714	73.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 127 Mixed 113 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.16 65% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	123% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 50.4 137% 48 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 142%

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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	354x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	157x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $493

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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