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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110804
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '17 at 04:30
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 84.9 2-Core 166 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 390 46% 355 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17795 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2137 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 49 (AE) Unknown 100 100 397 (B5) Unknown 100 100 16518530664927 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 170 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 260 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	44.3% Average	Read 228 Write 225 Mixed 227 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 8.64 68% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 8.85 17% 31.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 81%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 175 7858 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1135 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2074 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 310 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 105 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2337 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 38 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	67.8% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 95.9 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.26 95% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 295GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 6341 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6719 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19568 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2327 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 627 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 30491 (C2) HDA temperature 111 102 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	34.9% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 57.8 Mixed 59.6 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.22 79% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 118GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 158 6825 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12658 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 29922 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4730 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12655 (C2) HDA temperature 111 96 39 (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 79293 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.1% Below average	Read 49.1 Write 69.4 Mixed 21.5 34% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.32 91% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 67GB free Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 165 6508 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6714 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19439 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2288 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 597 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 32241 (C2) HDA temperature 114 103 36 (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	54.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 81.2 Mixed 95.3 72% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.16 70% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 134 129 6266 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9687 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25032 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2856 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 438 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 156 156 132053 (C2) HDA temperature 108 94 39 (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	32.4% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 59.5 Mixed 53.4 42% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.2 69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2GB free Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 33343148 (03) Spinup time 94 88 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 9205 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 34591051813 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37200 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 223 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4121 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295032849 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 176 (BE) vendor-specific 63 43 47984607269 (C2) HDA temperature 37 57 42949672997 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 30 33343148 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	32.5% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 61 Mixed 28.1 35% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.32 83% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%

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 below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 15.7 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.1 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 61%

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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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16